Given a reason offered in support of a claim, these are the four conditions that must be met for that argument to be considered worthy of acceptance. In order of their application, the first condition is

What will be an ideal response


To the best of our knowledge and understanding, the reason is true.

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INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. Given that 2x - 1 = 13 . It follows that x = 6

A) Inductive, strong. B) Deductive, invalid. C) Deductive, valid. D) Inductive, weak. E) Deductive, sound.

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Let the domain of interpretation be the set of all people; let S denote the class of scholars, A denote the class of athletes, and ...C__denote the binary relationship ...is more competitive than ___. The correct symbolization of "There is some scholar who is more competitive than every athlete" is

a. (?x)(Sx . (y)(Ay ?> xCy)) b. (?x)(Sx ?> (?y)Ay ?> xCy) c. (?x)(Sx . (y)(Ay . xCy)) d. None of these choices.

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Misterlich claimed that mass society creates an army of rival siblings

indicate whether this statement is true or false

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The Vedic god of fire is

A. Varuna. B. Indra. C. Soma. D. Agni.

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