"According, to Lt. William Calley's defense in his trial for war crimes in the My Lai Massacre, he deserved leniency on the grounds that he ‘was only following orders' from his superiors'" commits the fallacy of
A) appeal to pity B) appeal to force C) appeal to emotion D) ad hominem E) beside the point F) straw man
E
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The Unification Church combines Christianity with __________
a. Buddhism b. Daoism c. Hinduism d. Confucianism
Throughout this test, write your answer on the form provided. Erasure marks may cause the grading machine to mark your answer wrong. INSTRUCTIONS: The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each. Evolution is central to vertebrate biology because it provides a principle that organizes the diversity we see
among living vertebrates. Also it helps to fit extinct forms into the context of living species. Classification, initially a process of attaching names to organisms, has become a method of understanding evolution. F. Harvey Pough, et al., Vertebrate Life, 7th edition A) Argument; conclusion: It provides a principle ... among living vertebrates. B) Argument; conclusion: Classification ... a method for understanding evolution. C) Nonargument. D) Argument; conclusion: Evolution is central to vertebrate biology. E) Argument; conclusion: It helps to fit ... the context of living species.
Men cannot be the victims of sexual harassment
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Crito was unwilling to help Socrates escape from jail
a. True b. False