When an arguer abandons their original position on a particular argument and adopts
a new one, they are committing the fallacy of
(a) shifting ground.
(b) non sequitir.
(c) division.
(d) ad populum.
A
You might also like to view...
During which conflict were U.S. reporters dressed in officers' uniforms and often assigned a vehicle and driver?
A) the Civil War B) World War II C) the Vietnam War D) the 2003 invasion of Iraq
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The Supreme Court ruled in 2011 that the Phelps family (aka the Westboro Baptist Church) had the right to picket funerals as long as they followed local regulations. 12. Journalists have an unconditional right to bring still and video cameras into all trials in the United States. 3. The case of Near v. Minnesota established that the government could ban the publication of material that was “annoying and offensive to the public at large.” 4. Shield laws are designed to keep journalists from having to testify about their work in court under certain circumstances. 5. According to the Roth and Miller cases, the decision about whether a particular book or movie is obscene should be made using national standards that are consistent across the entire country.