If a person poses a false choice between two options, A and B, then she commits the fallacy of false alternatives, even if she doesn't put forward an argument that includes the false choice.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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According to Ronald Dworkin, the greatest threat to American democracy is

a. the two party system. b. money. c. the military-industrial complex. d. world government. e. apathy.

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question. The person usually credited with having originated logic is:

A) De Morgan. B) Plato. C) Leibniz. D) Aristotle. E) Boole.

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question. Which of the following words is a premise indicator?

A) It must be the case that. B) Thus. C) Consequently. D) Hence. E) Given that.

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