Carol Rovane begins her essay with the point that often the argument between realists and

relativists seems to slip into the fallacy of

a. ad hominem.
b. strawman.
c. denying the antecedent.
d. false dilemma.
e. begging the question.


e

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complain about today's fast food? A) No fallacy. B) Appeal to pity. C) Red herring. D) Slippery slope. E) Straw man.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Mark is one of the Synoptic Gospels

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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