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. From a B.C. comic strip . . . B.C.: Bugs. YECHT. Bugs. YAPTH. And more bugs. Bugs in the dirt. Bugs in the trees. Bugs in the flowers. Bugs in the breeze. Thank goodness for rocks, the one thing on the planet that ain't got no bugs. What are you skritching, Peter? Peter: I am etching in stone a comprehensive plan to solve the social and economic ills of mankind . . . It's got a few bugs in it, but . . . B.C.: Liverwurst! I bet there ain't no bugs in liverwurst!
What will be an ideal response?
Equivocation ("bugs")
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A man brutally murders an innocent victim. According to Epicurus, in what way would this act rightly be considered “evil”?
a. Such an act is a direct violation of the divine commandment: “Thou shalt not kill.” b. Such an act is a direct violation of the victim’s unalienable right to life. c. The criminal is doing irreparable harm to his immortal soul. d. Such an act is evil insofar as it engenders a fear in the mind of the criminal of eventually being caught and punished severely by the civil authorities.
Following the Great Schism there were six branches of the early church
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What did Hypatia think about the study of mathematics and astronomy?
What will be an ideal response?
In the context of the Hindu caste system, the ones traditionally called outcastes prefer today to call themselves this term, which means the "oppressed ones."
a. Kshatriyas b. Vaishyas c. Dalits d. Shudras