Question:
"<em>These natural laws are incontrovertible; . . . Those who resist them will be wiped out. Biology not only tells us about animals and plants, but also shows us the laws we must follow in our lives, and steels our wills to live and fight according to these laws. The meaning of all life is struggle.
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<em>The excerpt above is an example of a false dilemma. Which of the following choices explains the logical fallacy in this excerpt, as well as the reason it fails to prove its point?"</em>
I think your answer would be:
- D. The excerpt contains no logical fallacies but uses true statements to persuade the audience of life’s common struggle.
Answer:
c. blue :) thank you for the points!
1. Hyphens are used to join words, indicate pauses, and to seperate syllables. However, they are not usually used with prefixes.
2. That is true.
3. Man and eating, because when joined by a hyphen, it is man-eating which is a word commonly seen in literary books and magazines.
Prereading, Reading, and Review
When the woman attempted to convince the man to go to the store and by the paint, he felt that she was attempting to manipulate him into doing so.
Manipulation usually requires an ability to get others to do what you want them to do without them knowing it.
Manipulation techniques can be very effective in getting others to do things you want them to do.
