Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."After his friends and relatives said a prayer for Pete, his cancer went into remission."

What will be an ideal response?


Post hoc, ergo propter hoc.

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct translation for each statement. Not every model is emaciated

A) (x)(Mx ? ?Ex) B) (x)?(Mx ? Ex) C) (?x)(Mx • ?Ex) D) ?(?x)(Mx • Ex) E) (?x)(Mx • Ex)

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In Louis Pojman’s example of mutual grooming in birds, which of the following are reciprocal altruists?

a. Cheaters b. Beaters c. Grudgers d. Suckers

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The categorical imperative for Kant demands that you must follow absolute rules

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The "Fifth Gospel" (which was not included in the New Testament) was unlike the other Gospels in that it contains no mention of Jesus' miracles, his death, or resurrection. This book was written by

A. Mark. B. John. C. Thomas. D. Luke.

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