Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.Overheard somewhere and paraphrased: "The statistics that show you are better off wearing a seatbelt are completely flawed and can safely be ignored. Forcing people to use seatbelts, like making motorcyclists wear helmets, is just one more case of Big Brother infringing on personal liberty."

What will be an ideal response?


Irrelevant conclusion.

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a. philosophers have agreed for centuries that there can only be one truth. b. it is untrue that everyone disagrees about the truth. c. it is impossible to say or believe that "Relativism" or "Subjectivism" is truewithout contradicting yourself. d. no one really believes that someone else's "truth" is just as true as his or herown "truth."

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Which architect tried to design buildings as an organic and integral part of nature?

a) Le Corbusier b) Philip Johnson c) Brunelleschi d) Frank Lloyd Wright

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Qi __________

a. is a limited resource b. exists in everything and links everything c. is cultivated through rapture d. is best understood as a rare commodity

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As a result of Coker v. Georgia and Kennedy v. Louisiana, it is possible for someone found guilty of rape to be sentenced to death

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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