Which of the following statements from "The Damnation of a Canyon" demonstrates the author's use of a slippery slope fallacy?A.The defenders of the dam argue that the recreational benefits available on the surface of the reservoir outweigh the loss of Indian ruins, historical sites, wildlife and wilderness adventure. Relying on the familiar quantitative logic of business and bureaucracy, they assert that whereas only a few thousand citizens ever ventured down the river through Glen Canyon, now millions can or will enjoy the motorized boating and hatchery fishing available on the reservoir.B.Because the annual spring floods are now a thing of the past, the shores are becoming overgrown with brush, the rapids are getting worse where the river no longer has enough force to carry away the boulders washed down from the lateral canyons, and the beaches are disappearing, losing sand that is not replaced.C.Or as ex–Commissioner Floyd Dominy of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation pointed out poetically in his handsomely engraved and illustrated brochure Lake Powell: Jewel of the Colorado (produced by the U.S. Government Printing Office at our expense): 'There's something about a lake which brings us a little closer to God.'D.Eventually, as is already sometimes the case at Lake Mead, the stagnant waters will become too foul even for swimming. The trouble is that while some boats have what are called "self–contained" heads, the majority do not; most sewage is disposed of by simply pumping it into the water. It will take a while, but long before it becomes a solid mass of mud Lake Powell ("Jewel of the Colorado") will enjoy a passing fame as the biggest sewage lagoon in the American Southwest.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

This passage from "The Damnation of a Canyon" is an example of which logical fallacy?

What is the author's main argument in "The Damnation of a Canyon"?A.Plant life and wildlife in the Glen Canyon area will someday be allowed to grow and flourish.B.Lake Powell has become a premier vacation spot among tourists in California.C.Being able to boat down the Colorado River is an experience everyone should have.D.The Glen Canyon Dam and the creation of Lake Powell destroyed the area's natural habitat.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which type of logical fallacy does Edward Abbey use in the following portion of "The Damnation of a Canyon"?Eventually, as is already sometimes the case at Lake Mead, the stagnant waters will become too foul even for swimming. The trouble is that while some boats have what are called "self–contained" heads, the majority do not; most sewage is disposed of by simply pumping it into the water. It will take a while, but long before it becomes a solid mass of mud Lake Powell ("Jewel of the Colorado") will enjoy a passing fame as the biggest sewage lagoon in the American Southwest.A.Slippery slopeB.Circular logicC.Straw manD.BandwagonSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which excerpt from "The Damnation of a Canyon" is an example of an ad hominem fallacy?

Which of the following passages from Edward Abbey's "The Damnation of a Canyon" best demonstrates his use of ethos to build his argument?A.In the summer and fall of 1967 I worked as a seasonal park ranger at the new Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. During my five–month tour of duty I worked at the main marina and headquarters area called Wahweap, at Bullfrog Basin toward the upper end of the reservoir, and finally at Lee's Ferry downriver from Glen Canyon Dam.B.Lake Powell, formed by Glen Canyon Dam, is not a lake. It is a reservoir, with a constantly fluctuating water level more like a bathtub that is never drained than a true lake.C.The difference between the present reservoir, with its silent sterile shores and debris–choked side canyons, and the original Glen Canyon, is the difference between death and life. Glen Canyon was alive. Lake Powell is a graveyard.D.One should admit at the outset to a certain bias. Indeed I am a "butterfly chaser, googly eyed bleeding heart and wild conservative.