Which fallacy may be committed by such an explanation
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1. Defense attorneys sometimes explain the actions of a client by describing how badly the client was treated as a child. Which fallacy may be committed by such an explanation? (Points : 1) Appeal to pity
Irrelevant conclusion
Equivocation
Begging the question
Scare tactics Straw Man Begging the question |
Scare tactics Equivocation Red herring |
Threat of force Hypocrisy Motive |
the other person’s view is misrepresented of an attack on the other person’s motive an irrelevant issue is raised |
Red herring Two wrongs make a right Straw man |
A bandwagon appeal The red herring fallacy The fallacy of equivocation |
A bandwagon argument The fallacy of equivocation The fallacy of begging the question |
False |
False |
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