Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

A tautology is a statement that is necessarily false—that is, it is false regardless of the truth values assigned to the atomic statements that compose it.


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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The libertarian believes that if our choices are inevitable, then there is no moral responsibility. 2. Libertarians, by definition, claim that all our actions are free. 3. The libertarian claims that free actions are causally undetermined. 4. The determinist would say that a decision made after deliberation is caused by whichever desire is the strongest. 5. According to the determinist, the fact that we feel ourselves to be free does not imply that we are free.

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A) Discuss any instances of nonargumentative persuasion or pseudoreasoning and explain any slanting techniques you find in the following passage. (We'll comment on features we find obscure, unusual, or tricky.) B) Rewrite the passage in language that is as emotively neutral as possible but still retains the same informational content."It [the feminist movement] was crazy. The lunacy, unfortunately, wasn't confined to sex. Male reviewers abased themselves before Miss [Susan] Brownmiller's book Against Our Will, and the male editors of Time magazine, in a spasm of liberal gallantry, named her as one of its 12 Women of the Year, thereby atoning for five decades of Men of the Year."-Joseph Sobran, "The End of Feminism"

What will be an ideal response?

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According to Peirce, we know a belief is true if it

A) corresponds with what we already believe. B) makes us happy. C) carries us to the point at which we aim. D) is based upon reason.

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What is the name of the steel sword that symbolizes one's defense of the faith and of oppressed people?

A. Kachha B. Kara C. Kanga D. Kirpan

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