Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.Why do I spend so much on clothes? Well, it's either that or look like a bum, and I know which of those I prefer.

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


False dilemma.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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According to Immanuel Kant, the consequences of our actions are irrelevant in determining what is morally right and wrong

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Locke believed that fundamental human rights

a. exist even without government. b. are bestowed upon us by the government. c. cannot be experienced, so they do not exist. d. are completely subjective and based on convention.

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Post-Modernism denies:

a. moral absolutes b. certain truth c. unitive meaning d. all of the above

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