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Question 1: In paragraph 4 of Miller’s article, what two rhetorical fallacies does McCarthy use in his argument about how “losing China” would soon lead to “losing Europe” and that it was the fault of “treasonous pro-Soviet intellectuals”? Provide the names of the two term and explain your reasoning.

Question 2: In paragraph 10 of the article, what rhetorical fallacy does Cohn use when he tells Miller, “The minute we try to make the script pro-American you pull out,” knowing that Cohn believes (or pretends to believe) Miller to be sympathetic to Communist spies? Explain your reasoning.

Question 3: In paragraph 20, what rhetorical fallacy did people in Hitler’s Germany use when they saw their Jewish neighbors arrested and rationalized, “Well, they must have done something”? Explain your reasoning.