"People who have made sacrifices for the good of the community should be emulated. The ancient Aztecs made sacrifices (of people) for the good of the community. Therefore the ancient Aztecs should be emulated" commits the fallacy of

A) slippery slope B) equivocation C) amphiboly D) composition E) division


B

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According to Charles Mills, the problem with the social contract is it:

A. was formed before the births of anyone now living. B. is neither formally nor actually extended to non-whites. C. it is formally, but not actually, extended to non-whites. D. Both A and C E. None of the above

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each immediate inference. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint for these problems. It is false that some gothic cathedrals are not rich legacies. Therefore, some gothic cathedrals are rich legacies

A) Invalid, illicit conversion. B) Invalid, illicit subcontrary. C) Valid, no fallacy. D) Invalid, illicit subalternation. E) Invalid, existential fallacy.

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Martin Delany favored:

a. assimilationism and moral suasion b. separatism and black power c. neither, a third course of action d. he could not decide which would be preferable

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Freud says that the crucial repressions all take place in early childhood

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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