Identify any fallacies in the following passage."Do you think you might learn something about farming by watching the Amish? Come on! Those people are still living in the 19th century, or maybe the 18th."

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Ad hominem.

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A) Tautologous. B) Inconsistent. C) Contingent. D) Self-contradictory. E) Consistent.

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William James is the most important representative of _____, the school of thought that claims that what is true is what "works."

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Even though an argument contains a logical fallacy, it can still be a good argument.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Briefly overview the positions regarding rhetoric advanced by Socrates, Gorgias, Polus, and Callicles in Plato's dialogue Gorgias. How does each speaker characterize rhetoric and its goals?

What will be an ideal response?

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