"According to a White House spokesman, charges that the Justice Department fired attorneys for partisan political reasons are a smokescreen. He declared ‘What you have is partisanship on Capitol Hill
Members of one party have no business accusing members of the other of the very thing they do themselves'." commits the fallacy of A) ad hominem B) beside the point C) straw man
A
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Which of the following best describes the understanding of time common among indigenous peoples?
a. eschatological b. linear and unreal c. linear and real d. nasty, brutish, and short e. rhythmic and cyclical
Who referred to a "moral thermometer"?
a. Kant b. Mill c. Taylor d. Bentham
St. Augustine was one of the first we know of to write in support of the justification of some wars
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Reconstruct the following as a standard-form syllogism; then, determine whether it is valid using either a Venn diagram or the rules of the syllogism."Not necessarily, Mr. Dalgliesh. Suppose it's a double bluff. Suppose he's saying in effect, 'Look, I can prove I knew the Whistler was dead. Whoever killed Hilary Robarts didn't know. So why aren't you looking for someone who hadn't been told that the Whistler's body had been found?'" -P. D. James, Devices and Desires
What will be an ideal response?