Supply a general principle that, assuming it is true, makes the following into a relatively strong inductive argument:Andrew eats junk food everyday. He is bound to have health problems soon.

What will be an ideal response?


Eating junk food tends to result in health problems.

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Mr. Banks cancels meetings at the last minute for no reason at all. He has lately been showing

up at the meetings we do have smelling of alcohol. And now he cannot account for the disappearance of over seven hundred dollars raised last year. Clearly, it is inappropriate to keep him on as scout leader

a. begging the question e. strawman b. appeal to ignorance f. red herring c. appeal to illegitimate authority g. no fallacy committed d. ad hominem

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Babur, Akbar's son (1605-1625), extended Muslim territory in the south of India

True False

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For the Greek heroes, honor was less important than other values, like compassion

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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How, in Aldo Leopold's ethics, are right actions to be distinguished from wrong ones?

A) Right actions ensure the continuity of the natural world for future generations; wrong actions rob them of that inheritance. B) Right actions act in such a way that all members of the biotic community could will them simultaneously; wrong actions use some members as means. C) Right actions tend to preserve the stability and beauty of nature; wrong actions tend to do otherwise. D) Right actions preserve nature as a productive resource for valuable ends; wrong actions destroy it.

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