"Questioned about his opposition to abortion, a senator argued: ‘Since no one has ever been able to prove that a fetus is not a person, it's reasonable to consider it a person'" commits the fallacy of

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


D

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Avicenna argued that the world had existed from all eternity

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Syllogism 1D Given the following syllogism: All unrewarding occupations are unsatisfying jobs, because no meaningless employments are satisfying jobs and all meaningful employments are rewarding occupations. For Syllogism 1D, the major premise is:

A) All satisfying jobs are rewarding occupations. B) No meaningful employments are unrewarding occupations. C) All meaningful employments are rewarding occupations. D) All satisfying jobs are meaningful employments. E) All rewarding occupations are meaningful employments.

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The Buddhist doctrine which asserts there are no permanent souls is

a. anatta. b. anicca. c. tara. d. ahimsa

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