Which of the following commits the naturalistic fallacy?
A. an argument that birth control is wrong because it is unnatural
B. an argument that birth control should be widely distributed because it would help end poverty
C. an argument that we should not eat meat on the grounds that it will help the environment
D. an argument that we should try to eat more natural foods because of the overuse of pesticides in farming
Answer: A
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Predestination was taught by _____
A. Luther and Kent B. Calvin and Hobbes C. Calvin and Mill D. Calvin and Luther
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Standard & Poors, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, AIG, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America-all of these companies continue to pay their top executives huge bonuses. It must be the case that every American company pays its top executives huge bonuses
A) No fallacy. B) False cause. C) Hasty generalization. D) Composition. E) Accident.
On one roll of a pair of dice, what is the probability of the points adding up to 6?
A) 5/36 B) 1/9 C) 1/6 D) 7/36 E) 2/9
The ruler-subject relationship is correlated to the ________ relationship
a. ancestor-descendent b. past-present c. none of these choices d. father-son