Determining Fallacious Reasoning
Which statement best explains why this is an example
of fallacious reasoning?
Experts have linked the increase in teen car accidents to
an increase in the use of social media while driving. Teen
drivers are using social media to take selfies while
driving. This behavior causes dangerous driving
situations that may result in deadly accidents. The only
way to stop teen accidents caused by distracted driving is
to block social media apps while a car is in motion.
O
The author fails to recognize other behaviors that
cause distracted driving.
O
The author uses language that unfairly draws upon
the emotions of readers.
O
The author labels teens as distracted which is an
unfair judgment
The author fails to include relevant and sufficient
evidence
O

Write a procedure to explain something you already know how to do

Read the extract below and identify the three kind(s) of bias that are apparent within it. despite being reintroduced in the 1600s by idle, muddle-headed aristocrats in order to be slaughtered for fun, all the wild boars that were brought to australia from the continent eventually died out. for the next 300 years there were no boars in australia, but in the 1980s farmers saw a chance to diversify and began to import and farm them. some of these beautiful, intelligent animals escaped and established herds of their own, once again living wild and purely natural lives. while their ideal home is in woodland, boars are hardy and are able to live in multiple habitats. a/ mistreatment of opposing views b/ positive stereotyping c/ subjective vocabulary d/ personal attacks e/statistics f/ corporate bias e/ negative stereotyping g/ offensive language

Mr and mrs van daan murmur their welcome what are the playwrights indicating by using the word murmur?