Which of the Following Statements Is Not an Example of the Use

question 89

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is not an example of the use of persuasion to correct (or adjust for) an externality?

• A)Maggie asks her neighbor to keep his dog quiet at night.
• B)An environmental group conducts a sit-in at a chemical factory to demand that the firm stop polluting rivers.
• C)A judicial court imposes a fine on a reckless driver.
• D)The government taxes an oil refinery for creating air pollution.

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Definitions:

Fallacy of Division

A logical fallacy that arises when one assumes that something true of a whole must also be true of its parts.

False Conclusion

A statement or resolution that does not logically follow from the given premises or evidence.

Premises

Statements or propositions that are taken as true and used as the basis for an argument leading to a conclusion.

Transitivity Relationship

A principle in mathematics and logic where if relation holds between a and b, and between b and c, it also holds between a and c.