Author Question: Environmentalists continually argue for the use of alternatives to fossil fuels for generating ... (Read 62 times)

brutforce · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

Environmentalists continually argue for the use of alternatives to fossil fuels for generating energy. For example, harnessing wind by creating wind farms has been one alternative proposed and implemented. When it is found that these wind farms lead to the slicing and dicing of migratory birds and the decimation of local bat populations, we could say that environmentalists have committed the
a. fallacy that assocation is causation
b. fallacy of composition
c. fallacy of segmentation
d. mistake of ignoring secondary effects
e. mistake of ignoring the obvious

Question 2

Elijah, a basketball fan, reasons that because his favorite team has three superstars on it, the team must be a great team and will win the championship. Elijah is committint the
a. fallacy of composition
b. fallacy that association is causation
c. fallacy of segmentation
d. mistake of ignoring secondary effects
e. mistake of ignoring the obvious