Question

Fallacies in scientific reasoning are … . a making generalisations beyond evidence presented b making claims on the basis of large numbers c practising inductive reasoning d attacking others to direct attention away from an argument e introducing a side issue that is irrelevant to the point made

1 a c e

2 a b d e

3 a b c d e

4 b c d

5 b d

Answer 1

All of these points mentioned are fallacies when used one in particular ways. For instance, making use of inductive reasoning is considered a good practice, but since inductive reasoning makes use of probabilities to draw conclusions, so it can be considered weak or fallacious. Similarly, points (d) and (e) are directly contradictory so they definitely are fallacies.

Point (b) is a fallacy as it follows the inductive reasoning protocol.

Point (a) is a fallacy when used a OverGeneralizations.

So the correct answer is:

3 a b c d e