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.Overheard: "There's absolutely no point in asking a conservationist if toxic wastes are contaminating Butte County well water. As a conservationist, of course he'll say that they are."
What will be an ideal response?
Ad hominem, circumstantial.
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A principle religious duty of Sikhs is
a. to feed the poor. b. to clothe the poor. c. to give alms to monks. d. to provide housing to the homeless.
The aim of Abigail Alliance was to change FDA policies to give terminally ill patients easier access to investigational drugs that might benefit them
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A philosophical zombie does not have
A. Sensations. B. Beliefs. C. Emotions. D. All of the above. E. None of the above.