Evaluate the following generalization(s), identifying sample, population, attribute of interest, and the extent to which the claims involved are knowable. Consider carefully the size and diversification of the sample and the extent to which the population differs or may differ from the sample; remember, what's important is that the sample be representative.Noting that recent scientific research suggests that a daily glass of wine or two might be good for the heart, Mr. Laub decides to tank up. "Why in hell not," he says. "If one glass of wine is good for you, most likely five or six is really good for you."
What will be an ideal response?
Hasty generalization.
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Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage.Remark made while driving on the Pennsylvania Turnpike: "We've seen nine cars with license plates from west of the Mississippi today, and six of them have been from Texas. Texans must travel more than other people."
What will be an ideal response?
Indicate whether the italicized words or phrases in the following statement are either vague or ambiguous. Until air travel is made safer, we can expect the present lull in tourist revenue to continue
a. Ambiguous b. Vague
A) Discuss any instances of nonargumentative persuasion or pseudoreasoning and explain any slanting techniques you find in the following passage. B) Rewrite the passage in language that is as emotively neutral as possible but still retains the same informational content."The arms buildup that President Reagan gave us is an albatross around our necks. We spent a trillion dollars on it. Do you realize how much a trillion dollars is? That's a one with 12 zeros after it. That's $4,000 for (or rather from) every man, woman, and child in the United States. And what was it all for? Are we any safer now for having spent all this treasure? Do you feel any safer now than you did before? Our children, who will eventually have to pay for all this because of the national debt, will look back on us
as a generation of lunatics."-Letter to the editor of the Bellevue (Ind.) Star-Reporter What will be an ideal response?
Outside of Japan, Shinto is a common faith only in Hawaii and
a. Brazil b. Indonesia c. Korea d. Thailand