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.News report: The city council's internal affairs committee voted to allow public access to the city's five creeks. But Councilwoman Shelly Harvard voiced strong opposition to the public access requirement. "Why do we want to allow access to the creek?" she asked. "Are we going to turn this into a town where anyone can walk across a person's lawn?"
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Straw man.
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Directive language is either true or false.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Why do pseudoscientific theories not all fit in with one another?
A. They are products of individual human minds. B. They cannot explain any observations. C. They are not accepted by most scientists. D. They do not incorporate observations about the natural world.
I would feel like an idiot if I got any of the last 10 questions wrong
a. true b. false
Which cognitive heuristic involves the natural tendency to underestimate one's risks and to overestimate one's ability to manage dangerous situations?
(a) illusion of control (b) loss and risk aversion (c) optimistic bias (d) elimination by aspect