This excerpt comes from the play “<em><u>The Little Foxes”</u></em> written by <u>Lillian Hellman.</u> The cunning Regina and her greedy brothers Ben and Oscar are scheming to extract money from her husband Horace’s business.
Question: Which best describes why Regina tells the group “I explained to Ben that perhaps you hadn’t answered his letters because you didn’t think he was offering you enough, and that the time was getting short and you could guess how much he needed you—”?
Answer: C. to convince Ben that he has been wise to trust what she has said
Todd is reluctant to join the Dead Poets' Society because he doesn't like reading aloud. He doesn't feel comfortable doing that which is why he is hesitant to join the club. However, Neil helps him by telling him he should just come and join them, and he doesn't have to read until he is ready to do so.
Answer:
C. after catching a crab in the boat, alice looks carefully over the side into the dark water
Explanation:
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Explanation:
Ad Homniem-attacking the person rather than the argument
Ad Ignorantum- when you argue that something is true because it has not been proven to be false
Ad Populum- Bandwagon
Argument from Authority- An argument that concludes something is true because a presumed expert or witness has said that it is
Hasty Generalization- drawing conclusions based on insufficient or unrepresentative evidence
Slippery Slope- a fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented.
Straw Man- When a person ignores one actual position, and presents and exaggerated one
Red Herring- ignores question asked
False Dichotomy- argues there are only two options when really there may be many
Begging the Question- Often called circular reasoning, occurs when the believability of the evidence depends on the believability of the claim.
