"We've tried the other side's theories. We know what their ideas are. We know where they led us. So now we've got a choice: we can return to what we know did not work, or we can build a stronger future

We can go backwards or we can go forward. And I don't know about you, but I want to move forward in this country" (Barack Obama, The New York Times, July 1, 2010) commits the fallacy of A) begging the question B) begging the question against C) complex question D) false alternatives E) accident


D

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Food that has been sanctified by being offered to a deity is known as

a. prasad b. puja c. prana d. Parvati

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Skepticism is a common position that most philosophers try to avoid

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The Cynics hated Heraclitus

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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