A recent survey of students currently enrolled at Northern University indicated that 96 percent plan to return to the campus in the fall. Rosemary is currently enrolled at Northern University, so odds are she'll be returning to the campus in the fall, even though she has been offered a full scholarship at Oxford University.

Indicate whether or not the following argument has the form of a statistical syllogism; and, if the argument contains information that suggests a possible fallacy of incomplete evidence, explain why.


Statistical syllogism; discounting relevant information about her scholarship to a more prestigious university

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B. In the absence of adequate positive welfare rights, the poor have to rely onlyon negative welfare rights under an institution set up to guarantee sufficientnegative welfare rights. C. In the absence of adequate negative welfare rights, the poor would be unableto exercise their positive welfare rights without the umbrella of an institution guaranteeing those rights. D. In the absence of adequate positive welfare rights, the poor would be able to determine themselves when and how to exercise their negative welfare rights by electing officials who support the grant of those rights.

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Moral questions, according to James,

A) can be decided by the existing empirical evidence. B) deal with what is the case. C) cannot be decided by the existing empirical evidence. D) are no different that questions about matters of fact.

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What is the conclusion in the following moral argument? "The United States is a democracy. Therefore, more gun control laws should be enacted in the United States because most citizens favor stricter gun control laws."

A. "Therefore" and "because" B. "The United States is a democracy." C. "...most people favor stricter gun control laws." D. "...more gun control laws should be enacted in the United States..."

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Classify the following definition according to its use: to reduce vagueness, to introduce or explain a new or unusual word, to evoke an attitude about something, or to accomplish some other purpose.Plugs come in many shapes and sizes, but the one-quarter-inch size is usually called a phone plug.

What will be an ideal response?

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