Author Question: Which informal fallacy relies on two different meaning of the same word to reach a conclusion? ... (Read 138 times)

karen

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 537

Which informal fallacy relies on two different meaning of the same word to reach a
  conclusion?


 
 

a. Hand waving
  b. ad hominem argument
  c. Faulty analogy
  d. Equivocation



Question 2

What is a good inductive argument called?
 
 

a. A sound argument
  b. A warranted argument
  c. A valid argument
  d. A truth-preserving argument




bob

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 343
Answer to Question 1

d.

Answer to Question 2

b.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.

Did you know?

Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.

Did you know?

Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.

Did you know?

Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease in the world. Most children who develop asthma have symptoms before they are 5 years old.

Did you know?

Intradermal injections are somewhat difficult to correctly administer because the skin layers are so thin that it is easy to accidentally punch through to the deeper subcutaneous layer.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library