The CEO of the new green energy firm that recently moved into town gave a talk at the Town Hall meeting where he argued that building green will actually save the city money in the long run. Yet, this can't be true. After all, he's just going to say what is in his company's best interest, isn't he??
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
This argument commits the ad hominem fallacy because the arguer attacks the source of the argument, not the argument itself.
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Vartuli (2005) notes that a teacher's beliefs are often unarticulated
A) and yet they influence the teacher's perceptions, judgments and decisions. B) and do not influence the teacher's perceptions, judgments and decisions. C) and their roots cannot be explained. D) and will likely cause problems in the classroom. E) None of these answers are correct.
Self-Efficacy Theory asserts that student success is often determined by all of the following except:
A) verbal persuasion or the teacher expressing faith and confidence that they can be successful B) their belief that they are good at the task from past educational experiences C) seeing peers succeed at the task D) the teacher's belief about the student
Which of the following is an environmental factor associated with the cause of ASD?
A. parents’ education levels B. poverty C. gene-disabling mutation D. advanced parent age
If you are a mixed-modality learner that means you are:
a. Confused about your personal way of learning b. Able to function in more than one learning modality c. Likely to learn best by participating in class discussions d. Someone who learns best by experimenting and practicing