Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage.Mark: Jessica got low grades in this semester due to the recent demise of her father.Judy: Oh, so now you're trying to excuse her low grades? 

What will be an ideal response?


Confusing explanations with excuses

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sentiment and the behavior.

What will be an ideal response?

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Emperor _________ was the Roman Emperor whose toleration of Christianity in the year 312 ushered in a new era in the faith.

A. Caesar B. Romulus Augustulus C. Constantine D. Titus

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Are there occasions in which anger is good and appropriate? What are the examples?

When does anger cross the line from good to inappropriate?

What will be an ideal response?

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According to Hobbes, the state of nature is

a. a state of general cooperation b. a scientific description of the environment c. a state of war of all against all d. none of the above2 According to Rosseau, in the state of nature self-interest is kept in check by a. pity b. fear c. coercion d. love

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