Mr Rankin Has Just Given His Argument Favoring Equal Pay

question 329

Multiple Choice

Mr. Rankin has just given his argument favoring equal pay for women. It seems what he is saying is that working women should become men. They should all go out and get sex change operations. That's what Rankin wants. Well, I think we are all smart enough to reject that argument.

• A) Argument against the person, abusive.
• B) Argument against the person, circumstantial.
• C) Red herring.
• D) Missing the point.
• E) Straw man.

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Definitions:

Continuous Schedule

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Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others, also known as modeling.

Bandura

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Watson

John B. Watson, an American psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism, emphasizing the study of observable behavior.