Which of the following is most likely to occur in societies where people are educated and free to think for themselves?
(a) Old ways of thinking are appreciated and followed.
(b) Decision making takes less time.
(c) People are more apt to disagree about important decisions.
(d) Policy issues become less complicated to resolve.
c
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Identify which fallacy has been committed. It's simply absurd to suggest that capital punishment does not deter crime more effectively than life imprisonment. The fact is, the death penalty guarantees that murderers get exactly what they deserve. After all, isn't it the victims rights we should be concerned with here?
a. Appeal to Irrelevant Authority b. Red Herring c. Fallacy of Common Practice d. Fallacy of Positioning e. Abusive Ad Hominem f. Appeal to Unidentified Authority g. Fallacy of Division of Expert Opinion
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the best answer for each argument. Lake Michigan contains fish. Therefore, every cubic foot of lake Michigan contains fish
A) Division. B) Accident. C) No fallacy. D) Composition. E) Missing the point.
Thomas Malthus was an economist best known for:
A) his unbridled optimism B) monetary theory C) social reform D) his pessimism about the future
In the truth table for J ? (J v ~I) which column goes under the tilde?
A) TTFFFFTT B) FFFT C) TTTF D) FTFT