INSTRUCTIONS: In each problem below, you are given a statement, its truth value in parentheses, and an operation/relation to be performed on that statement. You must identify the new statement and the truth value of the new statement. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint and assume that 'A' and 'B' denote things that actually exist. Some non-A are not B. (F) Contraposition
A) Some B are not A. (F)
B) Some B are not non-A. (T)
C) Some non-B are not A. (F)
D) Some A are not non-B. (T)
E) Some non-B are non-A. (F)
C
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Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.Overheard during a recent Olympics: "Oh, I don't know. All athletes use some type of steroids in training and competition."
What will be an ideal response?
What kind of argument is this?Either p or q.Not p.Therefore, q.
A. Denying the consequent B. Hypothetical syllogism C. Disjunctive syllogism D. None of the above
Belief is
A) The trust that a claim is true B) The way to enlightenment C) The way to God D) Merely relative
What philosopher argued that humans act only out of self-interest and are material bodies?
a. Thomas Hobbes b. Mark Mercer c. Sigmund Freud d. Aristotle