Edwards's Gangle thought experiment is intended to show that

A. existence is a defining property.
B. existence is a property like "brown" or "tall."
C. existence can't be a defining property.
D. to be told that a thing exists is to be given additional information about the concept of that thing.


Answer: C

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each immediate inference. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint for these problems. No expensive lawsuits are friendly exchanges. Therefore, no unfriendly exchanges are inexpensive lawsuits

A) Invalid, illicit subalternation. B) Valid, no fallacy. C) Invalid, illicit conversion. D) Invalid, illicit obversion. E) Invalid, illicit contraposition.

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