Consider the following argument: "Legalizing gay marriage is justifiable because it's perfectly legitimate and appropriate that people of the same sex should be legally permitted to marry." Which of the following fallacies has been committed in this argument?
A. the fallacy of equivocation
B. the straw man fallacy
C. the fallacy of begging the question
D. None of the answers are correct
Answer: C
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a. younger division b. older division c. most political division d. most educational division
How many times has the Daode Jing been translated into English?
a. Around 50-75 times c. More than 100 times b. Around 75-100 times d. About 45 times
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A. If I start with a chocolate bar, and give away half of my chocolate each day, I'll never run out of chocolate. B. If I start a ball rolling, and no outside force acts on it, it will continue rolling forever. C. There is no greatest prime number. D. If my cat had to have other cats as parents, and they in turn had to have cats as their parents, and so on, there could be no first cat in the chain. E. All of the above
Which of the following is an example of a private religion?
a. the practices of an individual congregation b. the belief that the government should not interfere with the religious beliefs and practices of people c. a pattern of belief held by only one person d. a congregation that purchases its own property for building a church