Arguments from authority are legitimate when
a. the authority is an expert in the subject matter of the arguments.
b. the argument is an example of a correct statistical syllogism.
c. the experts on the subject matter of the argument are in agreement withone another
d. All of these choices.
d
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It is always inappropriate to appeal to authority.
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Leon Kass offers which of the following as reasons for which we should feel repulsion at the idea of human cloning?
a) Cloning would distort the cloned individual's sense of social identity. b) Cloning would turn procreation into a manufacturing process and turn children into commodities. c) Cloning would encourage parents to treat children as property. d) All of these choices
Which of the following best describes a verbal dispute?
A. a disagreement over what is factual B. a disagreement over what words to use to describe a situation C. an apparent disagreement in which two people believe they are disagreeing but in fact are only using the same words in different ways D. None of these answers is correct.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The Tanak talks in detail about afterlife, and Judaism as a whole today dwells on it. 2. Jewish morality and ethics rest on the foundation of ethical monotheism. 3. The main Jewish synagogue service takes place on either Friday evening or Saturday morning, both of which fall on the Sabbath day. 4. All sorts of ethnic foods can be kosher. 5. Circumcision is a ritual followed only by Orthodox Jews.