Given the following enthymeme: Democratic countries have fair elections, so North Korea must not be a democratic country. The statement needed to convert the enthymeme into a valid syllogism is:
A) North Korea has never been a democratic country. (Conclusion)
B) North Korea does not have fair elections. (Premise)
C) Kim Jong Il runs North Korea. (Conclusion)
D) North Korea is run by a dictator. (Premise)
E) All countries that have fair elections are democratic countries. (Premise)
B
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A) Inductive, strong. B) Deductive, invalid. C) Deductive, valid. D) Inductive, weak. E) Deductive, sound.
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the best answer for each argument. Oak trees are shady. Shady things are not to be trusted. Therefore, oak trees are not to be trusted
A) Amphiboly. B) False cause. C) Missing the point. D) Begging the question. E) Equivocation.
Most Catholic scholars still insist that historically the bishop of Rome actually functioned as the supreme head of the church on earth from the earliest period of the church.
a. true b. false
If the statement that a passage seeks to prove or explain is a matter of common knowledge, then the passage is probably an explanation rather than an argument.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)