For Aristotle, vice is always an excess, never a defect
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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This fallacy is committed when someone argues the following:
"Ms. X must be a bad woman because her mother was a thief and her father was a drunk," or "That idea can't be worth anything if Professor Smith came up with it, for he's from the Bronx." a. appeal to authority b. appeal to ignorance c. genetic fallacy d. is/ought fallacy
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Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."It is hazardous to use a cell while driving, so you shouldn't have called 911 on your cell."
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What is one reason that Christianity experienced growth after the 1950s in Africa?
a. Christianity became more connected to European colonial regimes. b. The Bible became widely available in African languages. c. Christianity came to Africa with immigrants from the Middle East. d. Christian missionaries came to Africa in record numbers.