A special New Year's ritual in Shinto is

A. the veneration of those who died in war.
B. the setting off of firecrackers.
C. the dragon dance.
D. rice pounding.


Answer: D

Philosophy & Belief

You might also like to view...

INSTRUCTIONS: Use an ordinary truth table to answer the following problems. Construct the truth table as per the instructions in the textbook. Statement 2H Given the following statement: [N ? ? (K ? G)] ? [(G ? N) • (K ? N)] Statement 2H is:

A) Inconsistent. B) Contingent. C) Consistent. D) Self-contradictory. E) Tautologous.

Philosophy & Belief

Another name for abduction is

a. reasoning to the best explanation. b. induction. c. a truth-preserving argument. d. reduction to an absurdity.

Philosophy & Belief

According to the equality principle of John Rawls, everyone has the right to:

a. equal treatment before the law. b. an equal share of society's wealth. c. equal opportunity. d. the greatest basic freedom compatible with equal freedom for all.

Philosophy & Belief

Which of the following best describes the red herring fallacy?

A. ignoring information that would disconfirm your opinion B. bringing up information that is completely irrelevant to the point at hand C. twisting someone's argument in order to refute it D. seeking only information that confirms the opinion you hold

Philosophy & Belief