INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. The war in Iraq was justified beyond any question. America was founded in the spirit of freedom and self-determination, and it finds its destiny in liberating the victims of tyranny wherever they languish! America is a beacon of hope for the oppressed, a refuge for the downtrodden, a shining star of freedom for the whole

world! The hand of the Almighty points the way! Every true patriot will heed the clarion call of freedom for all humankind!

A) No fallacy.

B) Missing the point.

C) Slippery slope.

D) Appeal to the people.

E) Appeal to pity.


D

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