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1

What is hedging?
2

What is the difference between bias and oppression?
A)Oppression involves action; bias does not.
B)Bias involves action; oppression does not.
C)Bias is an aspect of prejudice; oppression is an aspect of fascism.
D)Bias is a form of hedging; oppression is a fallacious act.
E)Oppression involves laws; bias does not.
3

What is loaded language?
A)Language that involves the use of jargon or buzzwords.
B)Language that involves the use of violent imagery.
C)Language that is value-laden or has a strong connotation.
D)Language that is used in fallacies of reasoning.
E)Language that is used in Logic and the Law.
4

What is another word for Fallacy of Ambiguity?
A)Fallacy of Relevance.
B)Words as weapons.
C)Linguistic fallacy.
D)Jingoism.
E)Fallacy of Presumption.
F)Question-begging epithets.
5

What is a euphemism?
A)A eulogy to the dead.
B)A type of poem that was used in Medieval Europe.
C)An argument that is both invalid and unsound.
D)An example of hedging.
E)A term with strong positive or negative connotations that substitutes for another, more neutral term.
6

What does it mean when a description is asymmetrical?
A)It is used the same for two different groups or members of the groups.
B)It is used different for two different groups or members of the groups.
C)It is heavy weighted in terms of the denotation of the term.
D)It is a fallacy of ambiguity.
E)It is an example of equivocation.
7

When someone uses terms that are imbued with a set of values demeaning to an individual or group what would we call their form of expression?
A)Lowly languaged.
B)Loaded language
C)Symmetry
D)Hypocrisy
E)Hate speech.
8

What is not a Fallacy of Ambiguity? Circle any that are not a Fallacy of Ambiguity:
A)Amphiboly
B)Amphibian
C)Accent
D)Equivocation
E)Equanimity
F)Antonyms
9

What is an example of a syonym:
A)"Hot" and "cold."
B)"Love" and "hate."
C)"Chubby" and "plump."
D)"Chubby" and "skinny."
E)"Mind" and "body."





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