The east barbarians softball team in the great white north softball league has continually improved its record over the nine years it has been in the league. most recently, the east barbarians, with the same team members as in the previous eight years, won the league championship for the first time. in this scenario, winning the championship probably best exemplifies the effects of:

What is the main goal of the world trade organization a. to fight enforce tariffs b. to fight against terrorism c. to encourage trade d. to regulate international investments

Because of the housing bubble, many houses are now selling for much less than their selling price just two to three years ago. there is evidence that homeowners with virtually identical houses tend to ask for more if they paid more for the house. what fallacy are they making?

Chris, a master at office gossip and innuendo, says, "we know we have a corporate spy someplace in the organization, probably on the management team itself. there is no evidence that it is audrey. in fact, she's too clean, if you know what i mean. somebody should fire audrey; she's got to be the spy." by making this argument chris is actually engaging in (a) an appeal to emotion fallacy (b) a straw man fallacy (c) an appeal to ignorance fallacy (d) circular reasoning (e) an appeal to the mob fallacy