Assess the following as probably true, as probably false, as requiring further documentation before judgment, or as a claim that cannot properly be evaluated. Consider both the nature of the claim and the source."Smoking more than triples the likelihood of premature facial wrinkling."-Dr. Donald Kadunce, lead author of a group of University of Utah scientists, reporting in Annals of Internal Medicine

What will be an ideal response?


Probably true, but you'd probably want to have a look at the study to see, among other things, how the degree of wrinkling is ascertained.

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a) a legal judgment. b) an aesthetic judgment. c) a moral judgment. d) a prudential judgment

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The stately ceremonial music of the Shinto religion is known as

A. gagaku B. jinja. C. shimenawa. D. kadomatsu.

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A fallacy that involves distorting an opponent's position and then concluding that you have refuted him or her is the called the Straw Man argument

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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