INSTRUCTIONS: Select the best answer for each argument. Paul Derrick, president of Big Tex Oil Co, says that we should open up all coastal waters of the U.S. to oil drilling. He promises that not a speck of pollution will result. Given Derrick's expertise in these matters, it follows that we should open up these waters immediately
A) False cause.
B) Begging the question.
C) Argument against the person, circumstantial.
D) Appeal to unqualified authority.
E) No fallacy.
D
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a. prophets b. canon c. Torah d. Tanakh e. writings 1. Torah, Nevi'im and Kethuvim 2. an official collection of scriptures 3. Psalms, Proverbs, and Job 4. Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel 5. the first five books of the Bible
According to Regan, what determines whether a creature has inherent value is whether
it:
a. can reason b. is an experiencing subject of a life c. has the requisite intelligence d. is autonomous
We cannot rely on market mechanisms to ensure adequate conservation for future generations, however. The needs of future generations are so heavily discounted by markets that they hardly affect prices at all
a. True b. False
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the conclusion that follows in a single step from the given premises. Throughout this test, write your answer on the form provided. Erasure marks may cause the grading machine to mark your answer wrong. Given the following premises: 1 . ?N ? H 2 . Q ? ?(?N ? H) 3 . (?N ? Q) • (H ? Q)
A) Q ? (N • ?H) 2, DM B) H ? Q 3, Simp C) ?Q 1, 2, MT D) ?N ? ?(?N ? H) 2, 3, HS E) Q ? Q 1, 3, CD