Need help with two questions..#8 is throwing me off, (false dilemma or begging the question)?? I chose false dilemma) is this correct?
8. From a letter to the editor: “The counties of Michigan clearly need the
ability to raise additional sources of revenue, not only to meet the
demands of growth but also to maintain existing levels of service. For
without these sources those demands will not be met, and it will be impossible
to maintain services even at present levels.”
is this a false dilemma
9. In February 1992, a representative of the Catholic Church in Puerto Rico
gave a radio interview (broadcast on National Public Radio) in which he
said that the Church was against the use of condoms. Even though the
rate of AIDS infection in Puerto Rico is much higher than on the U.S.
mainland, the spokesman said that the Church could not support the use
of condoms because they are not absolutely reliable in preventing the
spread of the disease. “If you could prove that condoms were absolutely
dependable in preventing a person from contracting AIDS, then the
Church could support their use.
is this burden of proof
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I think false dilemma (false dichotomy) is correct for #8.
What do you think about #9?
type of fallacy contained in questions 8 and 9 are begging the question, use critical thinking to figure out why this is so..go luck!
For question #8, the argument seems to present a false dilemma. A false dilemma occurs when someone presents only two options or possibilities, implying that there are no other alternatives. In this case, the letter to the editor suggests that the counties of Michigan must raise additional sources of revenue in order to meet demands of growth and maintain existing levels of service. It then concludes that without these additional sources, the demands will not be met, and maintaining services will be impossible. However, this argument fails to consider any other potential solutions or alternatives to address the issue. Therefore, your choice of false dilemma seems to be correct.
For question #9, it involves the concept of burden of proof. The burden of proof is the responsibility of providing evidence or justification for a claim. In this case, the representative of the Catholic Church is stating that they cannot support the use of condoms because they are not absolutely reliable in preventing the spread of AIDS. However, they shift the burden of proof onto others by suggesting that if one could prove condoms to be absolutely dependable in preventing AIDS, then the Church could support their use. By doing so, they are placing the responsibility on others to prove the absolute reliability of condoms, instead of providing evidence to support their own claim against their use. Therefore, your identification of burden of proof is correct for this case.