An analogical argument is strong to the degree that

a. the similarities are relevant
b. the similarities are extensive
c. the similarities are relevant and there are no relevant dissimilarities
d. the similarities are extensive and there are no relevant dissimilarities


c.

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A) logical connectedness B) evidential support C) linguistic merit D) rhetorical power E) a combination of two or more of these

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A. virtuous and just person who is destroyed by an error in judgment. B. not particularly virtuous person who is destroyed by vice and depravity. C. virtuous person destroyed by simple bad luck. D. not particularly virtuous person destroyed by an error in judgment. E. virtuous person destroyed by vice and depravity.

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It follows that the soldiers who carried out the raid ought to be decorated in a ceremony at the White House" is which type of argument? A) simple B) extended, with at most two conclusions C) extended, with more than two conclusions

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