INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Irene will certainly live to a ripe old age because a palm reader told her that earlier today
A) Appeal to unqualified authority.
B) Complex question.
C) No fallacy.
D) Begging the question.
E) Suppressed evidence.
A
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Shinto was disestablished as the official state religion in:
a. 1931, after annexing Manchuria. b. 1905, after war with Russia c. 1918, after World War One d. 1945, after World War Two
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A. the straw man fallacy B. a bandwagon argument C. the red herring fallacy D. None of the answers are correct
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a. a necessary b. a sufficient c. a fairly relevant d. an immoral