The ________ is committed when an arguer tries to sidetrack his or her audience by raising an irrelevant issue and then claiming that the original issue has effectively been settled by the irrelevant diversion.
A. fallacy of two wrongs make a right
B. straw man fallacy
C. red herring fallacy
D. fallacy of attacking the motive
Answer: C
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A. are repetitive B. give evidence C. are easy to recognize D. can be used to give evidence
Throughout the book of Genesis, the God of Israel is consistently called by the same name
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The greater the level of power combined with prejudice the greater the potential for damage.
a. true b. false
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.I wouldn't take a course from anyone in the Poly Sci department, if I were you. They are all anti-U.S., ultraliberal types, at least that's what I hear.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).