Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."I'm reading right here about this high school teacher in Red Bluff? Caught dealing drugs right there at the school? They will let anyone teach these days."
What will be an ideal response?
Hasty generalization/Generalizing from exceptional cases.
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The argument "The ten most successful and respected American film directors all agree on one thing: they have a high opinion of Owen Wilson's acting ability on screen. Therefore Owen Wilson is an actor we should take seriously"
A) Commits the fallacy of appeal to unqualified authority B) Doesn't commit the fallacy of appeal to unqualified authority
What is the "fixed point" from which the chronology of the OT can be determined?
What will be an ideal response?
Focusing on the choices made by the main characters in High Noon and 3:10 to Yuma, would you say that doing one's duty regardless of the outcome is always the correct moral approach? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the best answer for each argument. United States Marshals are allowed to carry loaded guns in the courtroom. But attorneys are officers of the court, no less than U.S. Marshals. Therefore, attorneys are allowed to carry loaded guns in the courtroom
A) Weak analogy. B) No fallacy. C) Appeal to unqualified authority. D) Hasty generalization. E) Equivocation.