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Test The fallacy of anecdotal evidence
Agenda
QUESTION 1: What has a much greater emotional impact on us than abstract statistical data?
Abstract statistical data
A personal anecdote, testimony or specific case study
Pure logic
Expert opinions
QUESTION 2: When does the fallacy of anecdotal evidence arise?
When looking for statistical evidence
When you take an individual story and generalize it as universal evidence
When presenting abstract data
When investigated in depth
QUESTION 3: What can you say about the overall effectiveness of something that has worked for just one person?
That always works for everyone
Which is irrefutable proof
Which proves absolutely nothing about its overall effectiveness
Which is a common case
QUESTION 4: Where is the fallacy of anecdotal evidence commonly found?
Only in science
In marketing, news and business
Only in personal life
Nowhere
QUESTION 5: What does critical thinking require to avoid the fallacy of anecdotal evidence?
Accept all stories
Ask yourself: "Is this story representative of the bigger picture?"
Ignore the data
Generalizing from a single anecdote
QUESTION 6: What can be an anecdote, but never the basis for a general conclusion?
A fact
A starting point or illustration, but not the basis for a general conclusion
A universal truth
An irrefutable argument
QUESTION 7: What should we always look for to form an informed opinion?
Just anecdotes
More comprehensive and representative statistical data
Personal opinions
Isolated stories
QUESTION 8: What is an anecdote in the context of critical thinking?
A fact
A general conclusion
Irrefutable proof
Just a story, not a fact
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