A classmate asks Caroline about evidence that seemed questionable in her persuasive speech. Caroline evades the issue by quickly bringing up an irrelevant fact about another point in her speech. What sort of logical fallacy does this illustrate?

a. Non sequitur
b. Appeal to misplaced authority
c. Red herring
d. Causal fallacy


c

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are they experiencing? a. experimenting b. intensifying c. integrating d. bonding

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In television, local advertising sales account for approximately ____ of total industry

revenues.

a. 18% b. 24% c. 33% d. 45% e. 63%

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"Reckless disregard for the truth" has been defined as having a high degree of awareness that a statement is probably false.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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When the measure of the sides of one triangle is a multiple of the measure of the corresponding sides of another triangle, the two triangles are said to be ____.

A. right B. acute C. similar D. congruent

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