"A black cat crossed Melinda's path yesterday, and sure enough, she was involved in an automobile accident later that same afternoon" is an example of the fallacy of reason called

a. sweeping generalization.
b. faulty cause.
c. demagoguery.
d. bifurcation.

B

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The public first stories about Iran-Contra, saying the Reagan administration had been secretly selling arms to Iran in exchange for the captive American hostages, were published by:

a) the Washington Post; b) The New York Times; c) Al Shira’a; d) Newsweek; e) PBS’s High Crimes and Misdemeanors

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A listener being distracted from a speaker's message due to sleepiness is an example of cultural noise

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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