Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage."Most rich people are old. Therefore, most old people are rich."

What will be an ideal response?


Faulty inductive conversion

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

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The model that breaks the critical thinking process down into three recursive and dynamic levels is called

A. the critique of critical truths. B. the three noble truths. C. the three-tier model. D. the critique of practical reason.

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Discuss the use of conversion service fittings for conversions of R-12 to R-134a refrigerant.

What will be an ideal response?

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Given the categorical proposition "All elections are turning points." If both the quality and the quantity are changed, the resulting proposition is:

A) All elections are not turning points. B) Some turning points are not elections. C) No elections are turning points. D) Some elections are turning points. E) Some elections are not turning points.

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