Jerry is a politician who calls a press conference after being accused of taking bribes.Instead of addressing the accusations in the press conference, Jerry speaks about the evils of child pornography. What fallacy is Jerry practicing?
a. red herring
b. appeal to misplaced authority
c. hasty generalization
d. either/or
a
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To move away from argument as something to be “won” or “lost,” advocates need to ______.
a. approach their co-arguers as decision-making partners b. give up on getting their point across c. approach their co-arguers as adversaries d. become very inflexible
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In a democratic society, we maintain social order by setting strict rules constraining the form of speech.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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