INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Harry shouldn't be thrown out of college for cheating. He's been on academic probation for the past year, and this has caused terrible stress. The poor guy hasn't been able to sleep at night, he can't keep his food down, and he's constantly sick with worry about his future. Surely you can find it in your hearts to give him a
second chance.
A) Missing the point.
B) Appeal to force.
C) False cause.
D) No fallacy.
E) Appeal to pity.
E
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a. the teaching of the Buddhist way. b. the attainment of enlightenment. c. a blessing of those venerating the statue. d. that he has shut out the distractions of the world.
How did Mohandas K. Ghandi respond to Western culture as it applied to India?
a. He rejected it as it was the polar opposite of India's beliefs. b. He used its resources to help India. c. He embraced it with no questions. d. He saw it as violent.
The Stele of Hammurabi is significant as both a work of ancient Mesopotamian art and as ______.
a. an example of Babylonian literature
b. a religious artifact recording Hebrew tradition
c. a key to deciphering cuneiform texts
d. a historical document recording a written code of law
The discipline of philosophy is often associated with this seminal thinker who was put on trial for subverting the youth of Athens
a. Socrates b. Plato c. Hobbes d. None of the above