Are the following arguments valid? Why, or why not?
All whales have wings.
Moby does not have wings.
So Moby is not a whale.
Answer: Valid. If having wings is necessary for being a whale and Moby does not have wings, then Moby cannot be a whale.
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Self-interest rationales for helping develop poorer countries include all the following except
A) Creating markets for our products. B) Creating opportunity for indigenous peoples. C) Reduce terrorism. D) Preserve the environment.
Of the following, which is a standard line of objection to postmodern approaches?
a. There is one, consistent theory, allowing for no interpretation. b. The charge of relativism: if there are many narratives and no means to adjudicate them, they all seem valid. c. Postmodern viewpoints are black and white. d. The view of human nature to the postmodernist is universally accepted and therefore not open to interpretation.
The Buddhist term for suffering or dissatisfaction is
a. anatman. b. dukkha. c. kensho. d. vipassana.
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct translation for each problem. Except for the truth table questions (which are double credit), each question is worth 2 points. Write your answer on the form provided. Erasure marks may cause the grading machine to mark your answer wrong. If Movado offers a blue dial, then neither Fossil is water resistant nor Nautica promotes a titanium case
A) M ? (?F ? ?N) B) M ? ?(F ? N) C) M ? (?F • ?N) D) M ? ?(F ? N) E) M ? ?F • ?N