"More people are killed and injured every year in their bathtubs than in Pegasus. I suppose the next thing you will argue is that we should give up bathing." This argument commits the fallacy of

(a) appeal to fear.
(b) refutation.
(c) appeal to ignorance.
(d) reducing a claim to absurdity.

D

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participate in the campus "Take Back the Night" event. Her purpose was to A) set an agenda. B) strengthen a feeling. C) strengthen a commitment. D) create a new perspective. E) induce a specific action.

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Describe the four methods that result in silencing, and provide an example to illustrate each method.

What will be an ideal response?

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