When the Text Speaks of the "Dispersed Costs" of Government

question 14

Multiple Choice

When the text speaks of the "dispersed costs" of government programs, to whom or to what are those costs dispersed?

• A) other government programs
• B) all taxpayers
• C) Congress
• D) rulemaking

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Definitions:

Positive Claim

An assertion that something exists or is true, especially one without proof.

Equivocation

The misleading use of a word with more than one meaning or sense, causing an argument to appear logical when it is not.

Shifting Meaning

A logical fallacy that occurs when the meaning of a term or phrase changes in the course of an argument.

Straw Man

A fallacy where an opponent's argument is misrepresented to be easily attacked or refuted.