INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each question. A fallacy that can be detected by merely examining the form of an argument is:
A) A fallacy of presumption.
B) An informal fallacy.
C) A fallacy of relevance.
D) A fallacy of weak induction.
E) A formal fallacy.
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To express his conviction that there is no separation between the knowing subject and the world, Heidegger uses the term
a. Being in the world. b. the indivisible Oneness. c. the identity of indiscernibles. d. panpsychism.
If you use the scientific method to acquire knowledge,
a. you will be verifying scientific hypotheses directly. b. you will be helping to build a growing body of knowledge that has a very high probability of being true but is subject to change. c. you will avoid making hunches and offering tentative explanations. d. you will find that only one hypothesis can explain the data or predict an outcome.
The fallacy of deliberately raising an irrelevant issue during an argument is called a(n)
A) Red Herring B) Appeal to Distraction C) Straw Man D) Appeal to Emotion
How does Sartre's view of hell in No Exit relate his view of dominance between individuals? What might Levinas comment on this play?
What will be an ideal response?