"If We Allow the Administration to Lower Taxes This Year

question 40

Multiple Choice

"If we allow the administration to lower taxes this year, soon they will be reducing taxes more and more every year, and before we know it the authorities will have no money to spend on police and fire departments." This is an example of a(n) _______ fallacy.

• A) ad hominem
• B) reductio ad absurdum
• C) either-or
• D) argumentum ad verecundiam

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Definitions:

Mediated By

A process or interaction facilitated or controlled by a specific factor or agent.

Mechanoreceptors

Specialized sensory cells or nerve endings that respond to mechanical stimuli such as pressure, vibration, and stretch.

Hair Cells

Specialized sensory cells found in the inner ear that convert sound vibrations into electrical signals that the brain can interpret.