Anaximander's argument against Thales was:

1. All cannot be water since we are not all drowning.
2. All cannot be water since fire exists and fire is antagonistic to water.
3. All must be water since this is what Thales claims.
4. All must be fire since water is the opposite of fire.


answer: 2

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