What fallacy can you identify and discredit to develop a counterclaim to this claim? the idea that citizens have rights and privileges that are guaranteed in the constitution the idea that noncitizens cannot claim certain rights and privileges in the constitution the idea that the plaintiff considers himself a citizen and therefore has rights and privileges the idea that african american people are inferior based on perceptions from an earlier time

The fallacy that can be identified and that can be discredited is the idea that African American people are inferior based on perceptions from an earlier time. This is, and it has always been, a fallacy, a false, but unfortunately widespread, belief that can be nevertheless counterclaimed. African American people have been historically stereotyped as carefree, lazy and simple-minded, and, more recently, also as gangsters, drug dealers or athletes, among other negative and false traits, but this claim can and must be counterclaimed. Even if at some point in time they were seen as inferior, it is absolutely wrong to judge them as inferior nowadays because of those early perceptions, which were the result of a way of thinking that praised those who ruled and were in control and prosecuted and discriminated those who were being controlled. There is no such thing as an inferior group people based on their race.

the idea that African American people are inferior based on perceptions from an earlier time

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Byzantine Empire: Justinian, Cyrillic alphabet, dependent on trade.

Roman Empire: Augustus, Latin as main language, dependent on trade.

Roman Empire

The Roman Empire began when Augustus Caesar (27 BCE-14 CE) became the first emperor of Rome. His ruled until his death in A.D. 14.

The Empire ended in 476 CE. But continued as the Byzantine Empire in the East.

While the Empire reigned, the trade was essential to their economy. They traded a vast variety of items including beef, corn, glassware, iron, lead, leather, marble, olive oil, perfumes, purple dye, silk, silver, spices, timber, tin and wine.

Latin was their original language, and along with Greek, they both were the official languages.

Byzantine Empire

The Economy of Byzantine Empire (330 A.D - 1453) was based on trade too, its favorable location on the European side of the Bosporus (the part linking the Black Sea to the Mediterranean), gave it the advantage to serve as a transit and trade point between Europe and Asia.

Some commodities traded were grain, silk, textiles in general, perfumes, timber and wax, ceramics, spices, oil, wine, salt, fish, meat and slaves.

The majority of its population were Roman and Christians that spoke Greek.

Justinian I was one of the outstanding rulers of the Empire, he governed from 527 until he died in 565. During his reign, he expanded the Empire, many great monuments were built including the famous Hagia Sophia, reformed the law and helped shape the modern concept of the state.

The Cyrillic alphabet was developed during the 9th century AD by Cyril and Methodius ( two Byzantine brothers who were Christian theologians and Christian missionaries). This writing system later became the basis of alphabets used in parts of Southeastern Europe and Northern Eurasia.