In the red herring fallacy, a key word is used in two or more senses in the same argument and the apparent success of the argument depends on the shift in meaning.

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


False

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The common-sense view of moral status is derived from the Kantian tradition

which teaches that only human beings are created in God’s image.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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For Singer, we have an obligation to the world’s poor to:

a. help b. not harm them c. reconsider our lifestyles

d. all of the above

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The standard, direct use of "Don't wait for next summer's heat wave! Buy one of our low- priced air-conditioners now!" is,

A) informative use B) directive use C) expressive use

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The view that everything that happens is governed by cause and effect and follows the laws of nature, so that it must happen just as it does, is called

a. Libertarianism b. Compatibilism c. Determinism d. Freedom

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