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.From a letter to the editor: "They're wrong again, the doctors who say that the sun causes cancer. The four substances for all life are water, food, air, and sun. Everybody knows the sun opens the pores of your skin to poisons; it cannot cause cancer. Cancer is caused by the toxins man puts in the air, not by sunlight."-Cascade News
What will be an ideal response?
Appeal to popularity ("Everybody knows"), although this probably fits the proof surrogate (Ch. 5) model better.
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Pascal’s advice to those who find themselves incapable of believing is
a. don’t worry about it for your actions are more important than your beliefs. b. go back over the philosophical proofs for God until your reason is convinced. c. accept the fact that you were not destined to be a religious person. d. hang around those who believe, act as if you believe, and belief will naturally happen to you.
Tavani and Grodzinsky argue that municipal governments should be required to
make all public records available online, as the internet is a public space.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.All foreign countries have gender role consistent with U.S. law
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the readings makes the most significant contribution to the abortion debate?
What will be an ideal response?