Who expresses the claim "Mankind has always preferred to say, It is morally good," rather than "it is habitual."… But historically the two phrases are synonymous"?

A. James Rachels
B. Ruth Benedict
C. Alice Walker
D. Bhikhu Parekh


B. Ruth Benedict

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Explain why procedural reasons accessible to the religious minority are insufficient to meet the notion of "fairness"? A. Because fairness always requires substantive reasons as well as proceduralreasons as a matter of ethics

B. Because there must be substantive reasons as well as procedural reasons,joined together and that are accessible to the minority, so that the minoritywill still feel heard. C. Because there must be substantive reasons as well as procedural reasons,joined together and that are accessible to the minority, for accepting the will of the majority. D. Because there must be substantive reasons as well as procedural reasons, joined together and that are accessible to the minority, so that the majority does not withdraw funding.

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"No evidence was found of covert C.I.A. support of rebels in Chechnya. So we may conclude with confidence that there was no involvement by the C.I.A in the civil strife in Chechnya" commits the fallacy of

A) hasty generalization B) weak analogy C) false cause D) appeal to ignorance E) appeal to unqualified authority

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Use a Venn diagram to evaluate the following argument: "The moon is made of green cheese. Green cheese often stinks. So, the moon definitely stinks." This argument is________.

A. invalid but has true premises and a true conclusion B. valid and has true premises C. valid but has false premises D. invalid and has at least one false premise E. None of the answers are correct

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Which of the following is NOT true about Wundt's Völkerpsychologie?

What will be an ideal response?

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