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.In response to the woman who felt that Chicago Honeybear cheerleaders were being exploited by men who viewed the Honeybears as sex objects, Chicago Tribune columnist Mike Royko devoted a column to the subject, suggesting that such women are hypocrites. The most sexually motivated of all sports fans, he said, are females, who gather in front of the TV screen solely to gawk at the muscular thighs and lean hips of the "hunks."
What will be an ideal response?
Ad hominem (inconsistency).
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Karl Marx believed that
a. under capitalism workers are alienated in several ways. b. capitalism no longer exploits workers. c. industrialization does away with alienation. d. workers are alienated from their products, but not from themselves or other people
Rene? Descartes
What will be an ideal response?
According to hooks, social transformation is the starting point of self-transformation
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following is true about preferential hiring?
A. Preferential hiring is not mandatory in any given case, although overall, a firm must make adequate progress toward achieving affirmative-action goals B. Qualified women and minority members cannot be given preference on the basis of sex or race. C. Affirmative action justifies hiring unqualified women or minority members in preference to men. D. Balanced hiring requires that firms must employ quotas to meet affirmative-action goals.