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This advertisement is claiming that if you smoke, you will die and the culprit will be cigarettes. It’s stating that we need to kick smoking out of our lives, as seen by the person kicking the cigarette down in the corner. It suggests that smoking will be your death.

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Appeal to False Authority: This type of fallacy appears when a person who is not qualified to make reliable claims argues for something. This reasoning comes from the fact that this person is not an expert.

The advertisement above uses Appeal to False Authority as Marilyn Monroe is a well-known actress, and yet she is endorsing shampoo. She is not qualified as an 'expert' on the product, yet her fame makes her appeal to the crowd.

Choose which one is parallel 1.) a. She ate, showering, and drove to school. b. She ate, showered, and drove to school. c. She ate, showered, and driving to school.

2.) a. He has been trying to remain focused, trying to stop procrastinating, and trying to do his homework. b. He has been trying to remain focused, to stop procrastinating, and do his homework. c. He has been trying to remain focused, stop procrastinating, and trying to do his homework.

3.) a. Colleagues found her kind, and found her easy to approach. b. Colleagues found her kind, and easy to approach. c. Colleagues found her kind, and she was easy to approach.

4.) a. When I auditioned for the play, I managed not to get stage fright. I didn’t shout when I got the part. b. When I auditioned for the play, I managed not to have stage fright. When I got the part, I managed not to shout. c. I auditioned for the play and didn’t get stage fright. When I got the part, I managed not to shout.

5.) a. Eventually she came to understand Ted, who longed for friendship, who was worried about rejection. b. Eventually she came to understand Ted, who wanted friendship, and was worried about being rejected. c. Eventually she came to understand Ted, he wanted friendship, who was worried about rejection.

6.) a. The team vowed that they would stick together, play their best, and that they would win the tournament. b. The team vowed that they would stick together, that they would play their best, and that they would win the tournament. c. The team vowed to stick together, that they would play their best, and that they would win the tournament.

7.) a. We are not so much what we eat as the thoughts we think. b. We are not so much what we eat as thinking out thoughts. c. We are not so much what we eat as what we think.

8.) a. I traded wealth for simplicity, and then I traded smugness for satisfaction. b. I traded wealth for simplicity, and smugness for satisfaction. c. I traded wealth for simplicity, and I traded smugness for satisfaction.

Make these sentences parallel:

9.) She would like to plan a piano recital and also have the opportunity of planning a family vacation.

10.) At meetings, she was always prepared, participating actively yet politely, and generated innovative responses to department concerns.