Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan Argues in Favor of Reducing Social

question 301

Multiple Choice

Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan argues in favor of reducing Social Security benefits. But this guy is just another one of those right-wing crazies who has no sense of social responsibility. Nobody should listen to his nonsense.

• A) Appeal to unqualified authority.
• B) Red herring.
• C) Argument against the person, abusive.
• D) You, too (tu quoque).
• E) No fallacy.

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Definitions:

Social Contract

A theory in political philosophy suggesting that people consent, either implicitly or explicitly, to surrender some freedoms to an authority in exchange for protection of natural rights and maintaining social order.

Natural Rights

Fundamental rights that are believed to be inherent and inalienable to all humans, such as life, liberty, and property, often emphasized in Enlightenment thought.

Tabula Rasa

A philosophical theory meaning "blank slate" in Latin, proposing that individuals are born without built-in mental content, and all knowledge comes from experience or perception.