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.Are you telling me that you're twenty-one years old and still a virgin? I'd keep quiet about that if I were you-you'd be the laughingstock of the dorm if that were widely known.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Peer pressure.

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a. traditional Jewish meal at Passover b. traditional prayer spoken at a Bar Mitzvah c. ceremony performed when a faithful member of the community dies d. Sabbath ceremony

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What does utilitarianism judge actions by?

a. Consequences c. Desert b. Intentions d. Rightness

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Wasserstrom argues that affirmative action programs are justified because they

help to break down the existing system of racial disadvantage and oppression

a. True b. False

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Nietzsche praises the day when “the exploiting character” will be

absent from society.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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