INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Pop singer Beyoncé Knowles says on TV, "Embrace your past, but live for now (by drinking Pepsi)." But you really shouldn't take these Pepsi ads too seriously because Beyoncé is paid millions of dollars to make them
A) Appeal to unqualified authority.
B) No fallacy.
C) Argument against the person, circumstantial.
D) Appeal to ignorance.
E) Appeal to pity.
B
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a. affirming the consequent b. modus tollens c. modus ponens d. denying the antecedent
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A. a rational attempt to prove a point by offering reasons or evidence B. an emotional attempt to sway the feelings of your audience so that they agree with you C. a shouting match between two philosophers D. an exploration of a philosophical problem using analytical thought and showing that no solution is possible
We believe that we know universal statements such as "Every action has an equal and opposite reaction." Why do rationalists think that such statements imply we have innate ideas?
What will be an ideal response?
Genres are also known as
a. Devotionals c. Scriptures b. Literary Forms d. Djinns