Which of the Following Arguments Commits the Fallacy of Equivocation

question 155

Multiple Choice

Which of the following arguments commits the fallacy of equivocation?

• A)No person may smoke in this restaurant, and the governor is a person, so the governor may not smoke in this restaurant.
• B)Rare gems are worth a lot of money, and Pink is a rare gem, so she is worth a lot of money.
• C)Any cave can experience a collapse, and a house of cards can also experience a collapse, so a cave is a house of cards.
• D)Some limo drivers are poor and some poor people are on food stamps, so some limo drivers are on food stamps.
• E)A marching band has many members, and some of those members are drummers, so a marching band has drummers.

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Assembly Line

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Hour

A unit of time equal to 60 minutes or 3600 seconds.