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. Time is money. Time is always passing. So, money is always passing.
What will be an ideal response?
Equivocation ("is")
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through
a. reassignment of traditional roles to new leaders b. ceremony c. excommunication of offenders from the tribe d. None of the Above
Philosophical problems arise from the realization that some our most fundamental beliefs ________ each other.
A. provide explanations for B. are disconnected from C. are inconsistent with D. are derivable from E. reinforce
Who claimed that "the one serious question in philosophy" is that of whether life has meaning?
a. Camus b. Sartre c. Heidegger d. Plato
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Mr. Thompson, our jeweler, says that the stone in your ring is a sapphire. Since Mr. Thompson has an excellent reputation among jewelers, we conclude that the stone is indeed a sapphire
A) Appeal to unqualified authority. B) False cause. C) No fallacy. D) False dichotomy. E) Appeal to the people.