A retributivist would uphold a just punishment for certain crimes even if the imposition of this punishment did not deter anyone from committing such crimes

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each immediate inference. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint for these problems. Some antidepressants are not safe medications for children. Therefore, some antidepressants are unsafe medications for children

A) Invalid, illicit obversion. B) Invalid, illicit conversion. C) Valid. D) Invalid, illicit subcontrary. E) Invalid, illicit subalternation.

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In a(n) ________, the conclusion is claimed to depend on a comparison or similarity between two or more things.

A. argument from definition B. argument from analogy C. hypothetical syllogism D. categorical syllogism

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James Rachels believes that when a patient is allowed to die (at the patient's request), it is the patient's disease that causes the death not the doctor who takes the patient off life support

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Paul's letter to the Roman church sought to bridge the gap between __________ Christians

a. Jewish and Gentile b. pagan and Gentile c. pagan and Jewish d. rich and poor

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