INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Dr. Williams cheated Medicare by exaggerating expenses, and Dr. Fox cheated by submitting fees for nonexistent patients. Dr. Harris defrauded a dozen insurance companies by requiring unneeded lab tests. The apparent conclusion is that all doctors cheat
A) Argument against the person, abusive.
B) No fallacy.
C) Red herring.
D) Hasty generalization.
E) Composition.
D
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absolutely despite the fact that there are theoretical cases in which it might be justified.
a. True b. False
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Brock considers the argument that human cloning would cause special psychological
problems for the cloned individual, and he concludes that a. real, substantial, significant, and unavoidable psychological harm would inevitably result. b. this is a fantasy, and no genuine risk is involved. c. there is almost certain to be some psychological harm, but the harm is small and is treatable. d. there is likely to be some harm, but there will certainly be greater psychological benefits than harms. e. this is a speculative issue, and we simply do not know at this point whether there would be psychological harms.
When can we conceptually isolate the strength of the evidence from the prior probability of the theory?
A. Only in cases when we observe the relevant evidence and then form hypotheses to explain them B. Only in cases when we can form hypotheses prior to testing them with evidence C. Whether we make observations first, or form our hypotheses first D. We can never reliably do this because of the problem of ad hoc modification