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Which of the following sentences is NOT a statement?
Which of the following sentences is NOT a statement?
- East Africans are not the best distance runners.
- You may kill any reptile you see in the house.
- Some humans have wings. (correct)
- An alligator is either a reptile or a mammal.
Which of the following sentences is NOT an argument?
Which of the following sentences is NOT an argument?
- An alligator is either a reptile or a mammal.
- First I washed the dishes and then I dried them. (correct)
- Are you seeing that rhinoceros over there? It is huge!
- Albert isn’t a fireman, and he isn’t a fisherman either.
In the sentence 'The woman in the hat is not a witch since witches have long noses and she doesn’t have a long nose,' what is the conclusion of the argument?
In the sentence 'The woman in the hat is not a witch since witches have long noses and she doesn’t have a long nose,' what is the conclusion of the argument?
- 'The woman in the hat'
- 'Witches have long noses and she doesn’t have a long nose'
- 'She doesn’t have a long nose'
- 'The woman in the hat is not a witch' (correct)
Which logical fallacy can be identified in the sentence 'Albert isn’t a fireman, and he isn’t a fisherman either'?
Which logical fallacy can be identified in the sentence 'Albert isn’t a fireman, and he isn’t a fisherman either'?
What type of reasoning is used in the sentence 'If the road wasn’t icy, the car wouldn’t have slid off the turn'?
What type of reasoning is used in the sentence 'If the road wasn’t icy, the car wouldn’t have slid off the turn'?
Which statement represents a moral philosophy perspective?
Which statement represents a moral philosophy perspective?
What type of reasoning is exhibited in the statement 'It can’t be snowing right now since it only snows when it is 32 degrees or below and right now it is 40 degrees'?
What type of reasoning is exhibited in the statement 'It can’t be snowing right now since it only snows when it is 32 degrees or below and right now it is 40 degrees'?
In the argument 'Wanda rode the bus today because her car was in the shop,' what type of statement is 'her car was in the shop'?
In the argument 'Wanda rode the bus today because her car was in the shop,' what type of statement is 'her car was in the shop'?
Which fallacy is present in the statement 'Albert isn’t a fireman because Albert is a Greyhound, which is a kind of dog, and dogs can’t be firemen'?
Which fallacy is present in the statement 'Albert isn’t a fireman because Albert is a Greyhound, which is a kind of dog, and dogs can’t be firemen'?
What type of reasoning is used in 'Either Bob or Henry rode the bus to work today. But it wasn’t Henry because I saw him riding his bike to work. Therefore, it was Bob'?
What type of reasoning is used in 'Either Bob or Henry rode the bus to work today. But it wasn’t Henry because I saw him riding his bike to work. Therefore, it was Bob'?
In the argument 'There is nothing wrong with prostitution because there is nothing wrong with consensual sexual and economic interactions between adults,' what is the main conclusion?
In the argument 'There is nothing wrong with prostitution because there is nothing wrong with consensual sexual and economic interactions between adults,' what is the main conclusion?
Which fallacy is demonstrated by the statement 'The reason some people with schizophrenia hear voices in their head is that the cognitive mechanism that monitors their own self-talk is malfunctioning and they attribute their own self-talk to some external source'?
Which fallacy is demonstrated by the statement 'The reason some people with schizophrenia hear voices in their head is that the cognitive mechanism that monitors their own self-talk is malfunctioning and they attribute their own self-talk to some external source'?
Which of the following best represents the fallacy present in the argument about prostitution mentioned in the text?
Which of the following best represents the fallacy present in the argument about prostitution mentioned in the text?
Identify the informal logical fallacy in the argument involving Tim and the person in the cabin.
Identify the informal logical fallacy in the argument involving Tim and the person in the cabin.
What type of argument is presented in the assertion 'It is possible to be blind and yet run in the Olympic Games'?
What type of argument is presented in the assertion 'It is possible to be blind and yet run in the Olympic Games'?
Which argument commits a fallacy in assuming Bob's abilities based on his profession?
Which argument commits a fallacy in assuming Bob's abilities based on his profession?
What fallacy might be present in the argument that all women in prostitution have been sexually abused as children?
What fallacy might be present in the argument that all women in prostitution have been sexually abused as children?
