"People who assert that there is an "AIDS crisis in Africa" are just trying to frighten us. If what they're saying were true, the continent should have become depopulated by now
Since this has not happened, we need not believe that alarmist claim" commits the fallacy of A) ad hominem B) beside the point C) straw man
C
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A person who turns away from pleasure to find peace of mind is
A) a martyr B) confused C) an ascetic D) a mediator
Two characteristics of contemporary Western society that Marx would say that capitalism makes us see as valuable are _____
A. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness B. justice, constitutional government, and the separation of powers C. cooperation and equality D. competition and inequality
Almost nothing is known of what was happening in Judah between 400 and 200 B.C.E
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Statements from the Bible about the natural world do not count as scientific evidence because:
A) The people responsible for these claims are all dead. B) They are always infected with theological claims. C) They do not report the results of measurements expressed mathematically. D) The authorship of these documents is subject to debate. E) They are usually expressed in metaphorical language.