Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.He: I believe everybody should be permitted to cheat.She: That's absolutely ridiculous.He: Why do you say that?She: Well, assume that everyone were permitted to cheat. To say they are permitted to cheat means that it's all right for them to cheat, right? And if it's all right for them to cheat, then there's nothing wrong with cheating. But then, if there's nothing wrong with what they're doing, they wouldn't be cheating. So your suggestion is absurd.
What will be an ideal response?
Begging the question.
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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What will be an ideal response?
In Broederlam's altarpiece, which of the following describes the Biblical event of The Annunciation, wherein Mary is told she will conceive the Christ child?
a. Mary is shown visited by the archangel Gabriel in a domestic interior b. newborn Jesus is presented in the Temple c. the Holy Family flees to Egypt d. Mary visits her older cousin Elizabeth
Basic Analogical Reasoning Morgan needs a new set of tires for her car, and she wants tires that will last for 50,000 miles. Her friend Ashley bought a set of Goodmonth XK-1 tires four years ago, and those tires lasted 50,000 miles. Morgan concludes that if she buys Goodmonth XK-1 tires for her own car, those tires will last for 50,000 miles. How do the following facts bear on Morgan's
conclusion? Morgan's car is blue, but Ashley's is silver colored. A) Strengthens. B) Weakens. C) Has no effect.