Identify any fallacies in the following passage."Pryor's diatribe against gun control is flat-out nonsense. He probably doesn't believe that stuff himself."

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


Ad hominem.

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A) An extensional definition. B) A theoretical definition. C) A persuasive definition. D) An etymological definition. E) A definition by subclass.

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List the four caste groups and the male occupations associated with them

What will be an ideal response?

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If you have SARS, then you will experience shortness of breath. You are experiencing shortness of breath. Therefore, you must have SARS.This argument form is

A. invalid. B. modus ponens. C. modus tollens. D. hypothetical syllogism. E. disjunctive syllogism. F. enumerative induction. G. analogical induction.

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Becoming a Bahai member is a formal process

a. True b. False

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