When a speaker uses unclear or incorrect facts, incomplete evidence and/or erroneous reasoning, a fallacy occurs

Mario sees a man running toward him. It looks like he has a gun in his hand. Mario pulls out his own gun and yells, "Stop!" The man continues running, Mario shoots, and the man is killed. Afterward, Mario says, "I thought he was going to kill me." Unfortunately, Mario learns that the man was playing "cops and robbers" with his little boy, and the gun he was carrying was a water pistol. Which of

the following explains how this all happened, based only on the information given here? A. Mario was angry and took it out on the man. B. Mario didn't mean to shoot to kill. C. Mario made an inaccurate inference based on seeing the gun. D. All of the above. E. None of the above.

An audience where some listeners are inclined to agree with a speaker but others disagree or are undecided is called a(n) ________ audience.

A. apathetic B. conflicted C. sympathetic D. hostile