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91) Jerry puts his child in daycare while he works, whereas Janine stays home from work to look after her child. When told about research that suggests that daycare has negative effects on children, Jerry is angry and refuses to believe the study is accurate, whereas Janine wholeheartedly agrees with the outcome of the study. This example reflects what type of logical fallacy? a. Bandwagon fallacy b. Emotional reasoning fallacy c. Either-or fallacy d. Not me fallacy 92) The dramatic increase in the number of claims of repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse and satanic ritual abuse in the late 1980s and 1990s are most closely linked to which logical fallacy? a. Emotional reasoning fallacy b. Either-or fallacy c. Not me fallacy d. Bandwagon fallacy 93) Juan just learned about the bystander effect in his psychology class, and is telling his friends that he would never ignore someone who needs help in an emergency regardless of how many other people also witness the emergency. This example reflects what type of logical fallacy? a. Emotional reasoning fallacy b. Either-or fallacy c. Not me fallacy d. Bandwagon fallacy 94) Michael says that he is not racist, yet he avoids certain areas of his city because they are very ethnic neighbourhoods and he says he does not feel safe. In this example, Michael is demonstrating a phenomenon called ______________. a. apophenia b. bias blind spot c. pareidolia d. opportunity cost 95) Suppose the vast majority of the general population believed that it was harmful to children when women worked outside the home. Without supportive evidence, the majority of believers could be wrong, illustrating the a. bandwagon fallacy. b. either-or fallacy. c. not me fallacy. d. emotional reasoning fallacy. 96) Assuming a claim is correct because many people believe it is called the a. bandwagon fallacy. b. either-or fallacy. c. not me fallacy. d. emotional reasoning fallacy. 97) Our lack of awareness of our own biases, coupled with an acute awareness of others’ biases, is called a. bias blind spot. b. basal ignorance. c. self-serving bias. d. false consensus effect. 98) You are asked by a friend to tell him whether a colour is either black or white. When you look at it, you think it is neither of these two extremes but is more a shade of gray. Your friend’s question is an example of the ________ fallacy. a. emotional reasoning b. bandwagon c. not me d. either-or 99) Framing questions so they can be answered in only one of two extreme ways highlights the _____ fallacy. a. emotional reasoning b. bandwagon c. not me d. either-or 100) Which of the following logical fallacies is like a self-serving bias because we assume they apply to other people’s information processing more often than our own? a. Bandwagon fallacy b. Either-or fallacy c. Not me fallacy d. Emotional reasoning fallacy