The red herring fallacy refers to statements that introduce an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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The U.S. Supreme Court has listed a number of factors for courts to consider in determining whether a person acted as an employee so that the works were made for hire. List at least three of the six factors.

What will be an ideal response?

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A renowned philanthropist and well-respected national speaker gave the commencement address at Audrey's graduation ceremony

He spoke of his concerns about rising crime rates for juveniles, of the problem of gang violence, and about crimes against women. Was this appropriate content for a commencement address? a. No; he should have treated the event like an after-dinner speech, a speech to entertain. b. No, because he didn't praise, inspire, or challenge the graduating class. c. Yes, because it dealt with serious concerns that will continue to face the graduates. d. Yes, because his approach was different and commencement addresses often become boring.

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The study of personal space and distance is known as .

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

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Leslie Baxter no longer prefers the word "contradictions" because it may tempt people to think she's talking about psychological conflict between different desires.

a. true b. false

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