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.Did Amundsen beat Scott to the South Pole? Hardly, sir! 'Twould be disastrous indeed for the Empire if we allowed ourselves to believe Norwegians with dogs could ever best red-blooded English males!
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Wishful thinking.
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What will be an ideal response?
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