Assume that the premise(s) of the following argument are true
Apply the other three tests of the worthiness of an argument in their proper order: "It is March tenth and already this year six people have
ordered new glasses with plastic frames. Last year only four people had ordered plastic frames by this date. That's an increase of 50 percent. We had better stock up. It's going to be a busy year." That argument is an example of ________.
(a) a fallacy masquerading as a valid inference
(b) a fallacy masquerading as a warranted inference
(c) a fallacy of relevance
(d) a circular argument
(e) an argument that is worthy of acceptance, if the premises were in fact true
b
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A. Gold B. Silver C. Water D. Dust
One prominent example that Ruth Macklin uses of a culturally accepted custom that is
nonetheless wrong is a. slavery. b. female circumcision. c. religious intolerance. d. childhood marriages. e. capital punishment.
John Stuart Mill accepted the basic assumptions of laissez-faire economic theory
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The sayings of Jesus that use the pattern "you have heard that it has been said . . . but I say unto you . . . ." are known as
A. parables B. allegories C. pericopes D. antitheses E. beatitudes