Which fallacy is committed when the claim and the supporting material are unrelated to each other?
A. non sequitur
B. post hoc reasoning
C. circular argument
D. ignoring the question
Answer: A
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In high context cultures, messages are
a. implicit. b. explicit. c. objective. d. factual. e. direct.
While advocating that the state rush approval of 16 new coal-fired power plants, the
Governor displayed pictures of the state's major metropolitan areas, at night, with brightly-lit skylines and remarked upon their beauty. He then displayed pictures of working families, smiling as they held what was to be a lower monthly electrical bill. While listening to the governor, Niko thought about other, less favorable images that could be shown. For example, the Harvard School of Public Health revealed that SO2 emissions from power plants significantly harm the cardiovascular and respiratory health of people who live near the plants, and EPA studies identified fine particle pollution from power plants as responsible for more than 20,000 premature deaths a year. Why not show pictures of smoke pouring from the smokestacks? Why not show pictures of persons on oxygen? Why not show pictures of the many children who suffered? Niko's ability to think discerningly about the images used by the governor illustrates the necessity that we all develop our skill in ________. A) mental argument B) visual literacy C) first impression D) minimizing distractions