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: "I don't know why Barbara won't go out with me. She must think I'm too intense for her."
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
False dilemma.
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a. The Way of the Gods c. The Chronicles of Narnia b. The Chronicles of Japan d. The Path of the Blessed
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. His emphasis on balance and the image of the pyramid help us conclude that Plato would have supported what we call democracy. 2. In Plato's dialogue The Republic, Socrates insists that only a well-balanced person with a sense of justice can be happy. 3. For Plato, the virtue of temperance is achieved when one's desires (appetites) are properly controlled. 4. According to Plato, women are ineligible to be guardians or soldiers regardless of their talent or skill. 5. In his ideal republic, Plato envisioned a plan which allowed guardians to focus on what was good for the state rather than themselves.
The inverted spectrum argument makes the point that
a. there are some colors humans cannot see. b. an after image is the complementary color of the original stimulus. c. two people could have functionally equivalent types of mental events, but their qualitative experiences could be different. d. the same color will evoke different psychological associations in different people.
"Judith Thomson argues that abortion can be morally permissible. She is a well-respected bioethicist. So, abortion must be permissible sometimes". This statement illustrates the fallacy of inappropriate appeal to authority. Identify the most relevant reason for the fallacy.
A. The accuracy of the source's observation is questionable. B. This issue cannot be settled with expert opinion. C. The source is not an authority on the subject. D. The source has been cited incorrectly. E. None of the answers are correct.