Identify Any Fallacies in the Following Passage Either by Naming

question 65

Short Answer

Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.
You saw what the former governor of Illinois did: He declared a moratorium on executions in the state. It was a good thing, too, because it turns out that a large number of the inmates on death row had to be turned loose because DNA evidence proved them innocent beyond a shadow of a doubt. It's about time we got serious about the fact that we've been convicting innocent people and sentencing them to death.

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Definitions:

Selective Attention

The cognitive process of focusing on specific stimuli while ignoring others, influencing how information is perceived and processed.

Selective Attention

The cognitive process of focusing on certain stimuli in the environment while ignoring others.

Perception

The process by which individuals organize and interpret sensory information to give meaning to their environment.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral strategy that involves the removal of an unpleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of a desired response.