INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each question. Which of the following fallacies always involves two arguers?
A) Red herring.
B) Complex question.
C) Straw man.
D) Slippery slope.
E) Begging the question.
C
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Scientists may dismiss an observation disconfirming of their theory if _______
A. too many people accept the theory B. the theory seems to make many correct predictions C. there are no other theories in competition with the theory D. they have enough background knowledge to warrant belief in the theory
Ought expresses a new relationship between the
sentiment and the behavior.
What will be an ideal response?Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."Pete went into cardiac arrest while praying, so praying must have caused the attack."
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
According to the anthropocentric (or human-oriented) ethic of Baxter and others,
a. environmental preservation is inherently valuable. b. the Grand Canyon is valuable only because people care about it. c. we have a strong, almost absolute obligation to preserve species from extinction. d. future people have no interests that we need to respect now. e. nature has value in and of itself, apart from human beings