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13A. Which fallacy does the following statement or argument commit: “Ghetto neighborhoods are unclean. Often you...

13A. Which fallacy does the following statement or argument commit: “Ghetto neighborhoods are unclean. Often you find garbage strewn in the streets. This must be because the residents are unclean.”(a) weak analogy(b) Untestability(c) False cause(d) Slippery slope(e) accident

1a. Which fallacy does the following statement or argument commit: “Protesting against racial injustice only causes more of it to occur.”(a) Straw man(b) Hasty generalization(c) False cause(d) Untestability(e) Accident

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Correct Answer and Explanation:  (a) weak analogy. This fallacy tries to make a connection between the arguments which have illogical inductive reasoning (specific to general). If ghetto is unclean that does not imply or we cannot generalized that residents are unclean. There can be many other factors.

Wrong Answers and Explanation: Untestability reflects untestable arguments. False cause refers to fallacy where the cause is incorrectly identified. The slippery slope is a logical statement where small steps might lead to similar bigger steps. Accident fallacy refers to an error in reasoning by looking over the generalizations. It has a valid deduction but an unsound argument.

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Correct Answer and Explanation: (b) Hasty generalization. Protesting against racial injustice only causes more of it to occur cannot be generalized. there can be other factors.

Wrong Answer and Explanation: Straw man refers to refuting an opponent's argument by being critical about the argument which was not even given by the opponent. False cause refers to fallacy where the cause is incorrectly identified. Accident fallacy refers to an error in reasoning by looking over the generalizations. It has a valid deduction but an unsound argument. Untestability reflects untestable arguments

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