Natalie checked online for movie show times. When she arrived at the theater, she found it had started an hour earlier than what was posted online. Afterwards, Natalie told her friend not to use the Internet because it was an unreliable source of information. This is an example of which reasoning fallacy?
A. hasty generalization
B. red herring
C. misplaced authority
D. either-or
Answer: A. hasty generalization
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A) thrives even though many fans might not know what she actually looks like B) even though her performances reflect her adherence to Western value systems C) demonstrates how a star's biographical background influences the way audiences "read" her work D) all of the above
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The first group of people to develop a system of writing that used standard symbols was the
a. Egyptians b. Sumerians c. Chinese d. Romans
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