Which fallacy is committed by the following categorical syllogism? All cats are soft and furry animals. Some amphibians are not soft and furry animals. So, no cats are amphibians.
A. fallacy of the undistributed middle
B. fallacy of the illicit middle
C. fallacy of the illicit major
D. fallacy of the illicit minor
C. fallacy of the illicit major
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The term that David Hume uses to refer to any of the contents of consciousness is
A. perceptions. B. images. C. sense data. D. brain states.
Attempts to derive the existence of God from the existence of the universe.
A. Astrological Arguments B. Ontological Arguments C. Cosmological Arguments D. Teleological Arguments
Suppose that a sociologist notices a correlation between the rate of personal bankruptcy filings and the suicide rate. As the bankruptcy rate increases, the suicide rare increases, and vice versa. The sociologist concludes that personal bankruptcy is a cause of suicide. What method did the sociologist use in drawing this conclusion?
A) The method of concomitant variation. B) The method of agreement. C) The method of difference. D) The method of residues. E) The joint method of agreement and difference.
Hume denies the possibility of an infinite regress of causes
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.