Even though some arguments are not deductively valid, they can provide persuasive evidence for a conclusion.
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Hegel believed that the state was more ____________________ than the individual
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You are investigating methods for reducing the number of stray dogs in cities. You get solid data on stray animals for every city and find that the lowest rate (per capita) of stray dogs is found in some of the smallest cities you studied. You are tempted to conclude that small cities must do a better job of handling stray animals. But first you decide to check to see if this result might simply be due to the law of large numbers instead. Which of the following methods would most help you answer that question?
A. check to see if the cities with the highest rate of stray dogs are also among the smallest cities B. ensure that your method of identifying cities does not create a selection effect C. make sure you are looking at a large enough number of cities D. it can't be the law of large numbers, because that would only affect large cities
What is the cleansing ceremony, usually performed by a Shinto priest, which involves waving a piece of wood from a sacred tree? _____________________
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1. According to Flavius Josephus, the first century Roman historian, it was the extreme policies of one Jewish faction, the Essenes, who caused the destruction of the Jewish Temple through their refusal to surrender. 2. As an anthology of Greek documents, the New Testament profoundly reflects its Hellenistic background. 3. Hellenistic schools of thought, such as Platonism, Stoicism, and Epicureanism, exercised a profound influence on the authors of the New Testament. 4. Scholars have identified a number of parallels between the life stories of Jesus and the Greek god Dionysus, suggesting a significant linkage between the two. 5. Mithras, a Persian god adopted by the Romans, was Christianity's chief rival during the first three centuries CE.