When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, hundreds of people died who might otherwise have been saved. This is due to what critical thinking error?
A. fortifying the wrong structures in preparation for the storm
B. political rationalization
C. lack of preparedness
D. denial
Answer: C
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a. nomads. b. gypsies. c. sherpas. d. travelers.
Which of the following is a practice of Jain monastics?
a. shaving the head b. walking barefoot c. seeking converts from other religions d. eating unapproved food when it is cooked by others
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each immediate inference. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint for these problems. It is false that some cases of genocide are not attacks on humanity. Therefore, it is false that no cases of genocide are attacks on humanity
A) Invalid, illicit contrary. B) Invalid, illicit subcontrary. C) Invalid, illicit subalternation. D) Valid. E) Invalid, illicit conversion.
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the best answer for each argument. New York is located in the United States. Therefore, native born New Yorkers are native born Americans
A) Begging the question. B) Weak analogy. C) Composition. D) No fallacy. E) Missing the point.