The Chinese government should encourage freedom of speech, because doing so would be a
good idea.
a. begging the question e. strawman
b. appeal to ignorance f. red herring
c. appeal to illegitimate authority g. no fallacy committed
d. ad hominem
A
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A) Literally B) Non-literally
Which of the following is an argument against manipulative advertising
considered by Phillips?
a. Manipulative advertising is wrong because it has negative consequences for utility. b. Manipulative advertising is wrong because it violates Kant’s Categorical Imperative. c. Manipulative advertising is wrong because it weakens the personal virtue of its practitioners and victims. d. All of the above
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What will be an ideal response?
A claim that is consistent with the facts as we know them should be regarded as __________
(a) necessarily false (b) necessarily true (c) probably true but not necessarily true (d) probably false but not necessarily false