Irrelevance, obfuscation, and violations of the quantity maxim are examples of fallacy claims based on

a. logical incorrectness.
b. sophistry.
c. undistributed middle term.
d. breach of conversational cooperation.


D

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What will be an ideal response?

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Initially, Amy was attracted to Naomi due to her skill in flirting and her desire to try new things—the exact opposite of Amy’s own shy personality. Recently, Amy has discovered that Naomi often flirts with other women and makes plans to be with them, so the very qualities that attracted Amy are now those that are destroying the relationship. This exemplifies ______.

A. fatal attraction B. the ignorance-is-bliss account C. sexual attraction D. the sour grapes account

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Which term refers to the predictable behaviors patterns that members of a culture typically follow?

A) norms B) values C) beliefs D) social practices

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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