Which of the following is most likely to follow as a result of adopting cultural relativism?
A. suspicion and distrust of the norms and values of different cultures
B. respect and tolerance for the norms and values of different cultures
C. greater acceptance of constructive criticism of one's own cultural norms
D. the disappearance of disagreement in a pluralist society regarding moral values
Answer: A
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Johnson is hired by a company to see if a new product, Topocal, will cause hair to grow on the heads of bald men. He recruits one thousand bald men and randomly divides them into two groups: Five hundred men (group A) rub Topocal on their scalps each day; the other five hundred (group B) rub a standard skin lotion on their scalps each day. After two months, Johnson checks to see what the results have been. He finds that there has been hair growth in 7 percent of group A and in 2 percent of group B.What if Johnson had started with 2,000 bald men (1,000 in each group) and got the same 7 and 2 percent figures? Would this have made any difference for the significance of Johnson's results?
A. Yes: It changes them from significant to insignificant. B. Yes: It changes them from insignificant to significant. C. No: They were insignificant before, and this leaves them that way. D. No: They were significant before, and this leaves them that way.
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each immediate inference. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint for these problems. No expensive lawsuits are friendly exchanges. Therefore, no unfriendly exchanges are inexpensive lawsuits
A) Invalid, illicit subalternation. B) Valid, no fallacy. C) Invalid, illicit conversion. D) Invalid, illicit obversion. E) Invalid, illicit contraposition.
Mother Teresa was given the Nobel Prize for Peace for __________
a. negotiating a difficult treaty with extremists b. caring for the poor c. her work as the Secretary of State for India d. discovering a way to purify water
What is one reason that Hindus make pilgrimages to the Ganges River?
a. to be baptized b. to fulfill their vows c. to obtain water for use in the home d. to wash any pets they have