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.You know very well I don't care what Mason says about investments or, for that matter, anything else. That guy is the most money-grubbing creep I've ever run into; all he ever cares about is where his next dollar is coming from. He can take his opinions and stick 'em in his ear.
What will be an ideal response?
Ad hominem (personal attack).
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a. Tibetan canon b. Chinese canon c. Pali canon d. Korean canon
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a. Abu Bakr b. 'Ali c. his wife, Khadija d. Mecca e. Omar
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A. divine revelation B. the Spirit of Christ dwelling in believers C. Scripture D. the institution of the church