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.Marty: If we keep on the way we are going, we will destroy civilization on this planet.Tracy: That's so depressing. I think we need to think well of things.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Wishful thinking.
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The language of the Gospel of John is similar to that of the
A. Dead Sea Scrolls. B. Hebrew books of the prophets. C. Vedas. D. Dhammapada.
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What will be an ideal response?
"Given that A causes B and B is desired, then do A" is an example of the following
type of argument:
a. causal prescription b. causal prediction c. causal conclusion d. causal explanation