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Do you know what euthanasia is? It's a view that insanely holds that if you're terminally ill, then you've lost your right to live and that physicians have the authority to exterminate you whenever they (the physicians) see fit. So, we should oppose legalizing euthanasia. (a) Ad hominem abusive (b) False dilemma (c) Formal fallacy (d) Appeal to Pity (e) Straw man (f) No fallacy 2. The Golden Gate Bridge is in Toronto only if the Golden Gate Bridge is in Canada, and the Golden Gate Bridge is not in Toronto. So, the Golden Gate Bridge is not in Canada. (a) Ad hominem circumstantial (b) Straw man (c) Formal fallacy (d) Red Herring (e) Begging the question (f) No fallacy 3. Here is the case for why you need to put Chris on probation. He is rude to clients, he consistently shows up late, and his sloppy work is embarrassingly bad. He's a true knucklehead of an employee. (a) Ad hominem abusive (b) Straw man (c) Formal fallacy (d) False dilemma (e) Appeal to Pity f) No fallacy Problem 1. Find V0 in the following ciruit using superposition.

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3. a Abusive ad hominem

Abusive ad hominem usually involves attacking the traits of an opponent as a means to invalidate their argument(s). Equating someone's character with the soundness of their argument is a logical fallacy.

2. f Formal fallacy

In philosophy, the term formal fallacy for logical fallacies and definedformally as: a flaw in the structure of a deductive argument which renders the argument invalid.

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1. AD directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.

2. A false dilemma is an illegitimate use of the "or" operator. Putting issues or opinions into "black or white" terms is a common instance of this fallacy. Examples: Either you're for me or against me. America: love it or leave it.

3.In philosophy, a formal fallacy (also called logical fallacy) is a pattern of reasoning rendered invalid by a flaw in its logical structure that can neatly be expressed in a standard logic system, for example propositional logic. An argument that is formally fallacious is always considered wrong.

Red Hirring: a clue or piece of information which is or is intended to be misleading or distracting

Begging the Question: is a fallacy in which the premises include the claim that the conclusion is true or (directly or indirectly) assume that the conclusion is true. This sort of "reasoning" typically has the following form

An appeal to pity : (also called argumentum ad misericordiam or the Galileo argument) is a fallacy in which someone tries to win support for an argument or idea by exploiting his or her opponent's feelings of pityor guilt.

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