INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question. An argument whose conclusion rests on the definition of a word used in the premises is:

A) A deductive argument.

B) A valid argument.

C) A sound argument.

D) A cogent argument.

E) An inductive argument.


A

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A) He believed they were false B) Descartes lived before Aquinas C) They rested on claims about the external world D) They were Aristotelian in nature

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Discriminatory acts themselves can be categorized according to the extent to which they are intentional and institutionalized

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David Hume was:

1. a Platonist. 2. a theist. 3. a rationalist. 4. an empiricist.

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