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WGU c168 questions and answers set 2 already passed A candidate running for a national office makes the following campaign pitch: "My opponent has said, 'The fundamentals of our economy are strong,' which shows that he is completely out of touch with reality. We have a great challenge ahead of us to get our economy back on track. I believe I have good qualifications for helping our country do this. Keep in mind that my opponent is a good friend of Pastor John Doe, who just last week blamed certain ethnic groups and illegal aliens for dragging our country down. I believe that everyone in this country can make a contribution. Like Teddy Roosevelt, like Abraham Lincoln, like George Washington, I believe we have the greatest country in the world and we should never give up!" Which of the following phrases represent fallacies from the given text? Correct Answer- My opponent has said, "The fundamentals of our economy are strong" ...my opponent is a good friend of Pastor John Doe. Like Teddy Roosevelt, like Abraham Lincoln, like George Washington... A charitable organization is suffering from decreased donations. The board of directors holds a meeting to address the problem; however, they cannot reach a consensus on how to address the problem. What critical thinking strategy might they adopt to help them make a decision? Correct AnswerThey make a decision to gather more evidence about the causes of their decreased donations. A downtown group of restaurants is lobbying the city to close a downtown street to cars along one city block in order to provide outdoor dining for its patrons. They present a business plan to the city council showing increased revenues for participating restaurants, increased parking revenues for the city along side streets, and an overall economic benefit for all of downtown. The source for the information on the business plan is a study done by an independent research group that did a study of 50 major cities that concluded that outdoor dining draws a significantly larger population to downtown areas and helps revitalize struggling downtown businesses. However, a residential neighborhood group is opposed to the idea because they believe it will create more noise and encourage drinking in their neighborhood. At the same city council meeting, the neighborhood group presented a petition signed by 1500 people living in the area who oppose the business plan presented by the restaurants, and who claim that people who dine outdoors tend to drink more and speak more loudly than when they dine indoors. Both groups are then interviewed by the local television station. The restaurant group claims that the neighborhood group is racist because one of the restaurants serves ethnic food. The neighborhood group claims that they were in the neighborhood prior to the restaurants getting there. Which of the following statements are true? C

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