Question

1. Which one of the following statements can be classified as a generalization?

a) Unit 3 covers material about generalizations

b) Jerry is a nobody

c) No one is right all the time

d) Obama is nothing but a socialist

2. Which one of the following is useful in questioning whether a cause and effect relationship exists between two actions?

a) coincidental correction

b) wrong discretion

c) disjointed cause of an underlying effect

d) genuine but insignficant cause

3. Given the following poll question:

Do you hold a high opinion, moderate opinion, low opinion, or no opinion of Dennis Kucinich, who once said in a debate that he believed in UFOs?

How is this question misleading?

a) the wording is ambiguous

b) the wording is biased

c) not enough relevant choices are given

d) the wording is confusing

4. Given the following poll question:

Does it seem possible or does it seem impossible to you that the situation in Afghanistan will never result in all U.S. troops coming home?

How is this question misleading?

a) not enough relevant choices are given

b) it leads one to believe that the situation in Afghanistan will some day be peacefully resolved

c) the wording is confusing

d) the wording is biased

5. Which one of the following statements about polls is false?

a) Polls create enticing headlines and good stories for the media.

b) Readers like polls since they're a part of them.

c) Pollsters generally consider patriotic and religious people to be likely voters.

d) Polls direct a political candidate towards long-term solutions and complex issues.

Answer 1

As there is no indication of which question needs an answer in your multiple questions posted here, I’m providing below the answer to your first major question.

Answer 1.

No one is right all the time. (Option C)

Explanation:

Generalization refers to the picking up of some specific instances to arrive at a general conclusion. The generalized statement is not justified in a logical manner by the use of unbiased or enough evidence. This can be noticed in Option C, where the statement is made without sufficient evidence backing it up. The person making the statement does not have evidence to prove that everyone is wrong at some time. By noticing a few instances, the person generalizes it to all. However, in the other options, the sentences are made about specific individuals and not generalized from specifics to a large group. Thus, the right answer is Option C.