The following passage contains an argument that commits at least one informal fallacy. Name the type of fallacy committed and explain why the passage is an example of that type. Groucho Marx: Last night I shot an elephant in my pajamas. What he was doing in my pajamas I'll never know!
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Bertrand Russell criticizes Aquinas' arguments on the basis that:
1. they are just plain silly. 2. if everything requires a cause, then we can ask what caused God. 3. Jesus never existed. 4. the Catholic Church committed human rights violations.
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Which of the following critical thinking hindrances is not discussed in detail in this chapter?
A. prejudice B. egocentrism C. wishful thinking D. sociocentrism
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As a lexical definition, the definition "'Relevant' means not being irrelevant" may be criticized as being:
A) Negative. B) Vague. C) Too broad. D) Ambiguous. E) Too narrow.
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