Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."We are having such a wet winter. I wonder what the cause is?"

What will be an ideal response?


Post hoc, ergo propter hoc (Overlooking the possibility of random variation).

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Buddhists and David Hume would agree that

A) ?there is no individual self. B) ?there is a cosmic self. C) ?there is an essential self. D) ?the self is an aspect of consciousness and not the body.

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INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. Arthur looks jaundiced today. Arthur must have the flu

A) Deductive, valid. B) Inductive, strong. C) Deductive, invalid. D) Inductive, weak. E) Deductive, weak.

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On a properly charged R-134a system an A/C performance test indicates both normal high- and low-side pressures, but poor cooling. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

A. Restricted air flow through the condenser. B. Restricted air flow through the evaporator. C. A faulty compressor. D. Moisture contamination.

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According to Aquinas, God is a first cause, both as the cause of the universe's coming into existence and as the cause of its being preserved in existence from one instant to the next

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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