The method of argument which starts by assuming your opponent’s position is called
a. ad hominem.
b. post hoc ergo propter hoc.
c. reductio ad absurdum.
d. petitio principii.
c
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Which of the following is a fallacy often used to great effect in advertising?
A. the ad hominem fallacy B. affirming the consequent C. snob appeal D. All of these answers are correct.
Public property is
a. real or personal property usually owned by the government and often with
broad liberty-rights for citizen use
b. refers to real or personal property owned by some collective whose members
have broad liberty-rights to use (but who may exclude nonmembers from the
use of that property)
c. creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols,
names, images, and designs used in commerce
d. refers to real or personal property where the owner or owners have claimrights to exclude others from the use of that property
Socrates was noted for physical courage, hardiness, and exceptional self-control.
a. true b. false