"Guru Baba Ganoush appears to be a serene person truly at peace with himself. Therefore Baba Ganoush probably has good taste in clothes" commits the fallacy of
A) ad hominem B) beside the point C) straw man
B
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One of the "Ten Commandments of Philosophy" is "Divide and Conquer," which refers to
a. a method of defeating opponents in a debate. b. a method for classifying different philosophies. c. the analytic method of examining a problem or theory. d. appropriating your ideas in a personal way.
Assuming that "Since all carpenters are freelancers, no carpenters are freelancers" has a true premise, use the traditional square of opposition to calculate the truth value of its conclusion.
a. true b. false c. undetermined
"Janelle is in the family way for the sixth time now." This sentence is an example of a(n) ________.
A. ambiguous statement B. overgeneralization C. euphemism D. vague statement
What does Nietzsche say is a more important quality of a judgment than truth?
a. Its being honest b. Its being fair c. Its being life-promoting d. Its being beautiful