Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."It was a mistake giving the Oscar to Daniel Day-Lewis. A survey the very next day showed more people thought Ben Affleck deserved it."

What will be an ideal response?


Mistaken appeal to popularity.

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A. When you intrinsically desire it B. When it is morally right for you to be pleased by it C. When it is a state of pleasure D. When it brings pleasure to others

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Descartes’s theory of knowledge is called

a. empiricism. b. rationalism. c. pragmatism. d. Scholasticism.

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Thomas Nagel argues that suffering is not just bad for us, but it is

objectively bad.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Which of the following statements is true about sangat?

A. It is a religious group. B. It is a form of meditation. C. It is a special comb worn by Sikh males. D. It is a sacred book of Sikh rituals.

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