Identify which of the following fallacies the following example illustrates. Choose the best answer from the list offered. Pornography is more than dirty pictures. It has been determined that nearly 94 percent of rapists have used pornography before committing their crimes. And it's not just the hard stuff. First, they began with so-called "soft porn" like Playboy. But this leads to more and more
explicit material until they become obsessed. Once the cycle begins, it's very difficult to stop.
a. Slippery Slope or Jumping from Correlation to Cause
b. Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc or False Dilemma
c. Overlooking a Common Cause or Causal Oversimplification
d. Gambler's Fallacy or Only Game in Town
a
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What will be an ideal response?
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Socrates is a model of a rational thinker because he ______
A. was very smart B. kept an open dialogue C. had a lot of background information D. always knew how to outsmart his opponents