Maryanne Wolf argues deep reading is indistinguishable from:
a. Intellectual conversation c. Deep study
b. Deep thinking d. Internet research
ANS: B
She feels that with sustained, undistracted reading of a book, we make our own associations and draw our
own inferences and analogies fostering our own ideas
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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.From a defense attorney's closing remarks at a trial: "This young man isn't guilty of a crime. No, ladies and gentlemen, it's society that's guilty of a crime, a crime against the very person on trial here. The society that wants to send him to prison for half his life is the same society that produced the rotten neighborhood in which he was born and grew up, that saw to it that he got a fifth-rate education, that gave him pimps and drug dealers for role models, and that offered him the choice between street crime or jobs nobody else would
take. This jury-you-can do something to right the wrong that has been done to this young man...." What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
The tu quoque fallacy charges the opponent with using complex or obscure language in order to confuse the issue.
According to legend, the seven traditional rituals of the Lakota were given to the people by __________
a. Black Elk b. John Neihardt c. Mother Earth d. The president of the United States e. White Buffalo Calf Woman
Determine whether or not the following arguments are valid by using the informal test of validity. If the argument is invalid, provide a counterexample.
1. Katie is a human being. Therefore, Katie is smarter than a chimpanzee. 2. Bob is a fireman. Therefore, Bob has put out fires. 3. Gerald is a mathematics professor. Therefore, Gerald knows how to teach mathematics. 4. Monica is a French teacher. Therefore, Monica knows how to teach French. 5. Bob is taller than Susan. Susan is taller than Frankie. Therefore, Bob is taller than Frankie. 6. Craig loves Linda. Linda loves Monique. Therefore, Craig loves Monique. 7. Orel Hershizer is a Christian. Therefore, Orel Hershizer communicates with God. 8. All Muslims pray to Allah. Muhammad is a Muslim. Therefore, Muhammad prays to Allah. 9. Some protozoa are predators. No protozoa are animals. Therefore, some predators are not animals. 10.Charlie only barks when he hears a burglar outside. Charlie is barking. Therefore, there must be a burglar outside.