We've all heard Dr. Singer's case against killing animals for food. But let's face it; this is America and everyone loves a good steak. If you're invited to dinner and the host is serving meat, you're going appear outright rude if you refuse to eat what you're served. What fallacy is involved here?

Read the aphorisms. be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. an open foe may prove a curse; but a pretended friend is worse. a true friend is the best possession. according to these aphorisms from benjamin franklin's poor richard's almanack, what might happen if a person is careless in choosing a friend? it is best not to have friends because they will usually betray you. casual friends are often the best and can be more trusted than enemies. a person who has betrayed you can sometimes become a good friend. a friend who is not carefully chosen can be worse than an enemy.

Imagine a child who consistently gets mediocre grades and is often picked last for a team when games are played at recess. however, he likes to make silly jokes and play pranks, and he notices that people laugh when he does those things. the child starts to think that others are laughing with him, not at him. this is part of the process that charles cooley

When the communist, under mao, took control of china in 1949 they announced total support support for which country and its ideology?