Identify Any Fallacies in the Following Passage Either by Naming

question 32

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.
When several people in Harvey's department get new computers, he is annoyed because he is not among them. "I'll tell you what," Harvey says to his wife, "if they want to rip me off by not getting a new computer for me, I'll just rip them off for extra office supplies. They've got a lot of stuff at work we could use around here, and they'll have no way of knowing that it's gone. Turnabout's fair play."

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Assessing Client Strengths

The process of identifying and evaluating the positive qualities and capabilities of a counseling client.

Utilizing Exceptional Questions

A solution-focused technique where the therapist asks the client about times when the problem did not occur, to identify strengths and exceptions.

Suggesting Interventions

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Solution-based Counseling

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