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DelorasTo

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Jason was heard commenting on the decline in voter turnout in local elections. Voter turnout just gets worse and worse because fewer people are voting. Jason is guilty of
 
  a. a slippery slope fallacy.
  b. circular reasoning.
  c. false cause.
  d. red herring.

Question 2

Your community is having a referendum on whether to allow a developer to build a wind farm adjacent to the city's industrial park. A neighbor tells you that she will not vote yes because one of the major backers was arrested for drunk driving last year. Your friend is guilty of what kind of logical fallacy?
 
  a. slippery slope
  b. ad hominem
  c. red herring
  d. circular reasoning


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ashely1112

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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

b


DelorasTo

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Reply 2 on: Jul 15, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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