Which type of argument best describes the following? Congresswoman Alvarez is running for re-election as a strong supporter of national defense. In support of that claim, she cites a record of consistently voting for military appropriation bills
a. analogy
b. pro and con argument
c. inductive generalization
d. statistical syllogism
c
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"A Protestant evangelist has predicted that on May 21, true believers will be swept up to heaven while a giant earthquake will bring destruction for those left behind
Therefore, there will be a giant earthquake on May 21" commits the fallacy of A) hasty generalization B) weak analogy C) false cause D) appeal to ignorance E) appeal to unqualified authority
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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