Discuss an example of how failures of critical thinking often contribute to unfortunate accidents
What will be an ideal response
Failures of critical thinking often contribute to some of the saddest and most unfortunate accidents. At Yosemite Park's Vernal Falls, three young people stepped passed the guard rails to take pictures. Other park visitors called to them, urging them to get back to safety, but they did not. Then suddenly one fell, the other two tried to help, and all three were swept over the falls to their deaths. If they had thoughtfully considered the risks and benefits, we doubt that they would have made the tragic decision to ignore the posted warnings.
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Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."We had the worst inflation of my lifetime in the late '70s, then Ronald Reagan got elected and during his term in office it dropped from over thirteen percent to about four percent. Shows you what a smart president can do."
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The Talmud is the Hebrew Bible
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The argument: "Winnipeg is cold in the winter. It's unbearably hot in the summer. And it has lots of bugs such as mosquitoes and canker worms. Thus, I don't think Winnipeg is a great place to live." contains linked premises
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Carmichael compares the United States to
a) a school of flesh-eating piranhas. b) an octopus of exploitation. c) a black widow of oppression. d) the rotting corpse of a dead dog.