A cogent argument is one that has _______
A. relevant premises that provide strong support the conclusion
B. a true conclusion and plausible premises
C. factual premises
D. few premises
A
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Naturalism holds the viewpoint that
A. there is no ultimate moral foundation for our laws. Laws are based on mere consensus. B. laws reflects or ought to reflect a set of universal moral standards, standards that apply to all people. C. some laws are contextual and relative and others reflect universal moral standards. D. laws reflect or ought to reflect values found throughout all of nature and the animal kingdom.
How many Baha’is are spread around the globe today?
a. two hundred thousand b. three hundred thousand c. four million d. five million
Teleological determinism differs from simple physical determinism, in that the former
a. does not claim we are completely determined. b. thinks that a description of your bodily motions is sufficient to explain your actions. c. recognizes the role of intentions in explaining behavior. d. denies any similarity between the behavior of persons and machines.
Stocker maintains that the basic flaw in utilitarian ethical theories (and other
contemporary ethical theories) is that they neglect the essential importance of a. reason. b. the person. c. community solidarity. d. concern for other species. e. concern for inanimate objects and environmental goods as goods-in-themselves.