Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."In this country anyone can become a billionaire. Take Mitt Romney, for an example."
What will be an ideal response?
Hasty generalization/generalizing from exceptional cases.
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1. G.W.F Hegel. 2. William James. 3. Bertrand Russell. 4. Friedrich Nietzsche.
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Similar moral principles exist in all societies is a view supported by
a) relativists. b) absolutists. c) colonialists. d) deconstructionists.
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A __________ oracle is made up of an announcement of distress, a reason for the distress, and an announcement of doom
a. apocalyptic b. doom c. prophetic d. woe
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What matters in ethics is developing admirable human qualities.
A. ethical egoism B. subjective absolutism C. categorical imperative D. virtue theory E. subjective relativism
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