Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."Don't sweat. They won't stop you for speeding. The cops have yet to stop me for texting."

What will be an ideal response?


Hasty generalization.

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Match each definition to the corresponding term

a. theocracy b. scribe c. Septuagint d. wisdom literature 6. scholar of the Torah 7. Greek translation of Hebrew scripture 8. God's rule through human leaders 9. scriptures that praise wisdom and learning

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With the rise of secularism in european society... Fried proclaimed we are no longer bound by supernatural superstitions, we are free from the inverted moral restraints of the judeo-christian traditions that were invented

a. true b. false

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A fallacy of incomplete evidence is committed in an argument from authority when the arguer

A. fails to note that an equally reliable authority denies the conclusion. B. fails to address questions of clarity. C. fails to identify anyone who disagrees with the authority cited. D. fails to provide evidence that the authority cited is a reliable cognitive authority.

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Which of the following is a sufficient condition for committing a crime

What will be an ideal response?

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