Identify Any Fallacies in the Following Passage Either by Naming

question 178

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.
"There's no reason to investigate something that never happened."
-Bush administration spokesman Marlin Fitzwater, when asked what he thought about an investigation of charges that the 1980 Reagan campaign made a deal with Iran to delay release of American hostages until after that year's presidential election.

Examine the racial tensions and events leading to violence against Black communities and soldiers during the First World War period.

Explore the treatment of Black veterans upon their return from the war and the impact on the civil rights movement.

Identify key figures and their contributions to the rights and conditions of black soldiers during and after World War I.

Understand the racial dynamics and discrimination faced by black women who offered their services as nurses during World War I.

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Definitions:

Distributive Fairness

Fairness that occurs when people receive the outcomes they think they deserve from their jobs.

Situational Factors

External influences that affect an individual's behavior or performance in various contexts.

Emotional Labour

The process of managing feelings and expressions as part of fulfilling the emotional requirements of a job role, often involving modulation of one’s natural emotional state.

Emotional Contagion

Tendency for moods and emotions to spread between people or throughout a group.