Identify any fallacies in the following passage."The Sims just have to do well in their new business. They've put everything they had into it, and they absolutely must succeed or they'll be ruined. I'm thinking they'll do great work, and I'm certainly going to throw my business their way."

What will be an ideal response?


Appeal to emotion, wishful thinking, and appeal to pity.

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The Jordan River created a wide, fertile valley, which was heavily settled by the ancient Israelites

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Apostasy is

A. the act of abandoning or rejecting a previously held religious belief. B. the commissioning of a disciple as an apostle. C. a terse and memorable manner of speaking. D. a form of literature in which the author defends his/her particular world view.

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Which term best describes the type of the following definition? "Eulogize" means "to speak or write in high praise of."

a. stipulative b. theoretical c. lexical d. persuasive

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Legalizing euthanasia poses no threat to persons with handicaps

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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