Determine whether the following passage is (or contains) an argument.Right now there are as many as half a million military-style assault guns in the hands of private citizens in the United States. These small, light, easy-to-handle weapons are exemplified by the Israeli UZI, the American MAC-10 and AR-15, and the KG-99. All of these are sophisticated weapons manufactured for the single purpose of killing human beings in large numbers very quickly.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


No argument.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Berkeley was

a. a rationalist b. a materialist c. an idealist d. a Catholic

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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"I read a newspaper headline that said ‘Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin Case.' That sounds like a very uncomfortable place to be!" commits the fallacy of

A) slippery slope B) equivocation C) amphiboly D) composition E) division

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