This fallacy is committed by attempting to discredit a claim because of its origin when such a criticism is irrelevant to the claim.

A. Slippery Slope
B. Genetic
C. Tokenism
D. Ad Lazarum
E. Provincialism


genetic

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The Greek word gnonis means ________.

A. enlightenment B. sacrifice C. knowledge D. spirit

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According to Nietzsche, the master morality:

a. is held by the aristocrats. b. creates values. c. values such things as power and cruelty. d. all of these answers. e. none of these answers.

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_________ are spirits, deities, or essences found in both animate and inanimate objects.

A. Mikos B. Kahuna C. Shamans D. Kami

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Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage.Goldman may have won the Supervisor of the Year award, but that just means they didn't look very hard for a winner. I know a couple of people who work in Goldman's division, and they say that he's a real pain to work for. I'd sooner trust my friends than some awards committee.

What will be an ideal response?

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