Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue."Of course the Task Force on Crime is going to conclude that crime is on the way up. If they conclude it's on the way down, they'd have to disband the task force, wouldn't they?"
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Ad hominem (circumstantial). Although, since it's an entity, genetic fallacy works.
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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. Marx saw all societies as composed of two basic parts: the foundation and the superstructure. The foundation of
any society, according to this theory, is material. It consists of the economic system. The superstructure is composed of all nonmaterial institutions in the society, and each is arranged in a way that suits the ruling class. Included in the superstructure are values, ideology, government, education, law, religion, and art. Leon P. Baradat, Political Ideologies A) Argument; conclusion: Included in the superstructure ... religion, and art. B) Argument; conclusion: The superstructure is composed ... suits the ruling class. C) Nonargument. D) Argument; conclusion: Marx saw all societies ... and the superstructure. E) Argument; conclusion: The foundation of any society ... is material.
Construct eight sentences, each illustrating a use of this slanter: significant mention.
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The love of this couple is the central theme of the Ramayana, the second of the great Indian epic poems
a. Vishnu and Ganesha b. Vishnu and Parvati c. Vishnu and Lakshmi d. Parvati and Lakshmi
_________ is the term used to refer to an individual preparing for baptism in a period of doctrinal and moral instruction.
A. Proselyte B. Shaman C. Kingsmen D. Catechumen