Is the Relatively Stable Set of Characteristics That Influences an Individual's

question 69

Multiple Choice

is the relatively stable set of characteristics that influences an individual's behavior and lends it consistency.

• A) Behavioral predisposition
• B) Personality
• C) Emotion
• D) Disposition

Analyze arguments for non sequiturs, where conclusions do not logically follow from premises.

Recognize the strategic misuse of appeals (to ignorance, emotion, authority) in arguments to persuade without substantive evidence.

Understand the fallacy of diversion or changing the subject to evade the point at issue.

Distinguish between accidental and essential attributes in the context of logical fallacies.

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