The following argument commits the post hoc fallacy: "I stepped on a crack in the sidewalk, and then my mother's back was broken. So my stepping on the crack caused her back to be broken."
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
An argument commits the post hoc fallacy when it concludes that one event caused another simply because the one event came before the other. Contrary to the common children's saying, my stepping on a crack before my mother's back was broken does not show that my doing so caused her back to be broken.
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a. onotology b. axiology c. telegraphy d. deontology
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Hypothetical syllogism is an implicational rule.
The term "Buddha" means
a. religious one. b. wish-fulfiller. c. awakened one. d. spiritual one.
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human reasoning.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.