Identify the main issue in the following passage. If two or more issues are present, indicate how they are related-that is, does the settlement of one depend upon the settlement of the other?The burden of proof is on the critics of capital punishment. Capital punishment is accepted widely as an effective deterrent, and if you are against what is accepted widely, it is up to you to make a case.
What will be an ideal response?
Issue: whether the burden of proof is on the critics of capital punishment.
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INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. In a random sample of 50 students, only 15 said that they regularly read a newspaper. Therefore, probably less than 50% of the student body regularly reads a newspaper
A) Deductive, valid. B) Deductive, invalid. C) Inductive, strong. D) Inductive, weak. E) Inductive, uncogent.
After a big win, college students overturned cars and set fires in the street. A few students were apprehended, and thesestudents did not feel responsible for their behaviorbecause many others also participated. The thought process of the students illustrates the phenomenon of:
What will be an ideal response?
"Only C are X." should be translated into categorical logic as "All X are C."
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A conviction that something is true where the only evidence for this is the conviction itself is
a. a true belief b. a mere belief c. a justified belief d. an evidential belief