INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Either Britney Spears is a surgeon or Annette Bening is an astronaut. Therefore, it follows that either Annette Bening is an astronaut or Britney Spears is a surgeon
A) No fallacy.
B) Red herring.
C) Begging the question.
D) False dichotomy.
E) Amphiboly.
A
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.What does Gandhi say is the greatest force man has been endowed with:
a. nonviolence. b. language. c. meditation. d. knowledge.
Syllogism 2C Given the following syllogism: No dogs that do not love children are reliable watchdogs, since all dogs that don't bite are unreliable watchdogs, and no dogs that love children are dogs that bite. After reducing the number of terms in Syllogism 2C, the conclusion is:
A) All reliable watchdogs are dogs that love children. B) No dogs that love children are dogs that bite. C) All reliable watchdogs are dogs that bite. D) All dogs that bite are reliable watchdogs. E) All dogs that love children are reliable watchdogs.
Which of the following is a distinction between the straw man fallacy and the red herring fallacy?
A. The straw man fallacy is a fallacy that is often committed in emotional appeals, whereas the red herring fallacy is not. B. The straw man fallacy always involves misrepresenting another person's argument or claim, whereas the red herring fallacy often does not. C. The straw man fallacy always involves changing or evading an issue, whereas the red herring fallacy often does not. D. The straw man fallacy is committed when there is an attack on an arguer's personal character instead of the actual argument, whereas the red herring fallacy is committed when there is an attack on the arguer's motive instead of the actual argument.