A famous singer, Gina Jung, is hired to promote commercial vehicles despite having never driven one. Which of the following fallacies is the advertisement committing?
A. the fallacy of appeal to inappropriate authority
B. the fallacy of questionable cause
C. the fallacy of popular appeal
D. the fallacy of hasty generalization
Answer: A
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a. people should be free to do as they wish, so long as they do not harm others, and the state should take no stance toward private behavior. b. the state should not control private, adult, consensual behavior, but the state may attempt to shape the moral environment and moral attitudes and beliefs. c. the state has no role whatsoever in the area of morality, and must confine itself exclusively to issues of legal rights. d. the state should be absolutely minimal, and should not do anything that is not essential for the functioning of society. e. the state should follow international laws and universal principles in setting its rules and policies.
Nozick’s libertarian view of economic justice seeks to maximize individual liberty
by minimizing coercion.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false."Next summer we'll have the nuisance of mosquitoes again. After all, most summers when the authorities don't do anything about fumigating the nearby lakes we have mosquitoes. And they don't plan to fumigate this year" is
A) a deductive argument B) an inductive argument C) not an argument at all
Graffiti painted on that vacant building says "Boycott Meat." Therefore, it's clear that we should all become vegetarians
What will be an ideal response?