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."Re: 'New York taxes soak the poor.' The article stated that a family of four with an income of $11,000 pays over 14 percent of its income on state taxes. So what? The only way that could be done is if they spent half their income on high tax items such as liquor and cigarettes and movies. I, for one, won't shed any tears."-From a letter to the editor
What will be an ideal response?
Argument from outrage.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of Mill's methods is involved in the following? Experiments performed with driving simulators show that the more alcohol a person drinks the greater the number of driving errors he or she makes
a. Method of Difference b. Method of Concomitant Variation c. Method of Agreement d. Joint Method
In Singer's version of the prisoner's dilemma, what do you think is in the best interest of the two hunters: staying and fighting together to kill the cat or one fleeing, leaving the fellow hunter to be eaten while he escapes? Explain. Would your answer change if you realize that the rest of their tribes will later know what the hunter's decision had been? Explain.
What will be an ideal response?
Carnap attempted to answer the question of whether life had meaning
a. True b. False