Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.From a defense attorney's closing remarks at a trial: "This young man isn't guilty of a crime. No, ladies and gentlemen, it's society that's guilty of a crime, a crime against the very person on trial here. The society that wants to send him to prison for half his life is the same society that produced the rotten neighborhood in which he was born and grew up, that saw to it that he got a fifth-rate education, that gave him pimps and drug dealers for role models, and that offered him the choice between street crime or jobs nobody else would
take. This jury-you-can do something to right the wrong that has been done to this young man...."
What will be an ideal response?
Irrelevant conclusion with an appeal to pity. The jury's job is to determine guilt or innocence; these remarks may, however, be relevant to the kind of sentence that is deserved.
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What were the implications of God's pronouncing Abraham "righteous" while he was still uncircumcised?
A. Paul used that story as a model of God's plan to save people through faith. Thus, it was not necessary to have Gentile converts circumcised. B. Circumcision was just for "show," like a wedding ring, and not essential to seal a covenant. C. A male actually loses his righteousness when he is circumcised. D. Paul used that story to make the point that Gentiles ought to be circumcised anyway, just as Abraham was.
Using the letters provided below, symbolize this claim: "The continuation of pesticide use will be sufficient to ensure that wildlife will be threatened."W = Wildlife are (or will be) threatened.P = The use of pesticides is continued.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The Hebrew __________, or burial site, is an example of efforts to join the spirit world
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word