Philosophy_ PLEASE ANSWER THES QUESTIONS ASAP Question 11 pts 1. Fallacies are a

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Philosophy_ PLEASE ANSWER THES QUESTIONS ASAP

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1.  Fallacies are always made unintentionally  

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2.   Division assumes that the parts of something have the same quality as the whole

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3.  Amphiboly arises from the use of an ambiguous term

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4.   Each member of the orchestra has excellent musical training and a fine solo performance record. So the orchestra must be fantastic! This contains the fallacy of composition.  

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5.  All fallacies of ambiguity stem from a problem with how language is used

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6.  The end of anything is its perfection.  Therefore, because death is the end of life, death must be the perfection of life.  This contains a fallacy of

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7.   A rare albino hippopotamus was spotted by National Geographic’s senior wildlife editor while bathing and blowing bubbles in a savannah watering hole. This is a fallacy of

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8.  The Army runs on discipline, so Private First Class Benjamin must be very self-disciplined. What fallacy is involved?

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9.   Allison is very nice and so is her husband. They must be a great couple to be around! What fallacy is this?

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Explanation / Answer

Question: Fallacies are always made unintentionally  

Answer: False

Explanation: though fallacies involve use of invalid reasoning in an argument they are not always intentional. Sometimes a clever person may use fallacious argument for personal gains but it could very well be unintentional for some other persons.

Question: Division assumes that the parts of something have the same quality as the whole

Answer: False

Explanation: It is a fallacy called fallacy of division recognized first by Aristotle.

Answer: False

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