Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."Melinda has two dachshunds who lived to be over 15, so when she recommended a diet for Jobie, my Doberman, I figured she knew what she was talking about."

What will be an ideal response?


Post hoc, ergo propoter hocĀ and weak analogy.

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The definition "'Filly' means a young female horse" is an example of:

A) A stipulative definition. B) A definition by genus and difference. C) A synonymous definition. D) A definition by subclass. E) A demonstrative definition.

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"I forgot to wear my lucky jersey, and my favorite team lost their playoff game. It's my fault they're not going to the Super Bowl." Identify the fallacy that applies to this example.

A. The fallacy of appeal to ignorance B. The oversimplified cause fallacy C. The post hoc fallacy D. The mere correlation fallacy E. None of the answers are correct

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Throughout this test, write your answer on the form provided. Erasure marks may cause the grading machine to mark your answer wrong. Categorical Proposition 1H Given the categorical proposition: "All urns that are not made of marble are articles that are currently on sale." In Categorical Proposition 1H, the quality is:

A) Negative. B) Are. C) Affirmative. D) Universal. E) Particular.

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