1. Explain why each of the following arguments is flawed.
1. You cannot give me 60%, I am a 90% student.
2. There is no problem with the rule. If everyone followed the rule there wouldn't be a problem.
3. The coin showed heads the last four flips, so it is more likely to show tails on the next flip.
4. We need to stop the tax hike. If we allow 1% this year, they will ask for 2% next year, and 5% the year after that until we are paying all our money to taxes.
2. Consider the following paradox.

• A man has built a time machine and travels back in time. There, he prevents his father from meeting his mother.

1. Describe why this leads to a paradoxical situation.
2. What might this lead you to conclude about the scenario?

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