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I’m trying to check my answers to see if I have the correct answers. Can you help me with the following questions? Thank you.

5. I said a prayer last night that I would pass my driver's test, and that's exactly what happened. I passed the test. That just proves that prayer works. a) begging the question b) post hoc c) Dicto Simpliciter d) hasty generalization e) slippery slope 6. You should never smoke a single cigarette because if you do you will start smoking more cigarettes and pretty soon you will be smoking three packs and day and before you know it you will get lung cancer. a) begging the question b) false dilemma c) red herring d) slippery slope e) hasty generalization 7. The Bible is inspired by God because no one can prove that it isn't inspired by God. a) begging the question b) misplacing the burden of proof c) straw man d) slippery slope e) appeal to force 8. Calculus is much more difficult to learn than geometry because geometry is a lot easier to learn than Calculus. a) red herring b) straw man c) begging the question d) Dicto Simpliciter e) appeal to emotion

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ANS- 5 Post-Hoc- an argument happens by using illogical reasoning.

ANS-6 Hasty generalization- application of a belief based on a larger population than on the information that an individual has.

ANS-7 Misplacing the burden of proof- to back up the claim, an individual states one reason to believe it.

ANS-8 Begging the question- assumptions without having proofs.