Identify any fallacies in the following passage."Prof. Stooler assigned two extra paragraphs to read. Dude thinks we don't have anything better to do."

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


Ad hominem.

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Arguments from authority may fail in all of the following ways except

A. committing a fallacy of incomplete evidence. B. drawing on a misinterpretation of the authority cited. C. failing to cite a majority of experts on the topic in question. D. appealing to the opinion of an organizational authority.

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The Sikh teaching about euthanasia is that __________

a. active euthanasia is less of a concern than passive euthanasia b. active euthanasia may be permissible in some circumstances c. actively killing a dying person would be an interference with the divine plan d. Allah ordains the time of birth but not the time of death e. emphasis should be placed on care of sufferers

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Lao-tzu’s concept of religion focused on

A. The God of the universe B. The prayers to a supreme being C. The gods of multiple religions D. “The way” of nature

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INSTRUCTIONS: In each problem below you are given a statement, its truth value in parentheses, and an operation/relation to be performed on that statement. You must identify the new statement and the truth value of the new statement. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint and assume that 'A' and 'B' denote things that actually exist. All A are B. (F) Contrary

A) All B are A. (Und.) B) No A are B. (Und.) C) All non-B are non-A. (F) D) No A are B. (T) E) All B are A. (F)

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