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Chapter 13: Review Test 5

Biased Arguments

Read the following sets of ideas. In each of the blanks, choose UB if the idea is presented in an unbiased statement, or B if the idea is a biased argument using a fallacy in logical thought or a propaganda technique.

This activity contains 5 questions.

Question 1.
___ President Reagan was one of our most successful presidents because he was one of our most effective presidents.

 
UB
B
End of Question 1


Question 2.
___ Osama Bin Laden, an Islamic fundamentalist and the son of a Saudi billionaire, has been on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list since 1999, and the U.S. State Department has offered up to $25 million in reward for his arrest.

 
UB
B
End of Question 2


Question 3.
___ The courage and honor John Kerry displayed during combat in the Vietnam War are the very qualities that he relies upon today as a political leader.

 
UB
B
End of Question 3


Question 4.
___ Vice President Richard B. Cheney has an established career as a businessman and public servant, serving four Presidents and as an elected official.

 
UB
B
End of Question 4


Question 5.
___ Obviously, the media is too cowardly to question the practices of those corrupt officials who hold the highest positions in our local government.

 
UB
B
End of Question 5





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