When Rousseau argued that people should be forced to be free (by being made to "obey the general will" of the people), he was endorsing
A) ?negative freedom.
B) ?positive freedom.
C) ?the freedom from constraints.
D) ?the end of real freedom
B
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.According to Peter Singer, which of the following creates an ethical distinction between two cases?
A) ?Being able to consign a child to death when he is standing right in front of you because it is much harder than ignoring an appeal for money to help a child you will never meet. B) ?The practical uncertainties about whether aid will really reach those who need it. C) ?When there is a particular person whose life is sacrificed, versus when there is no particular person who loses out. D) ?None of these create an ethical distinction between two cases.
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the conclusion that follows in a single step from the given premises. Given the following premises: 1 . G • ˜A 2 . K ? (G • ˜A) 3 . G ? M
A) (K ? G ) ? ˜A 2, Exp B) K ? (˜A • G) 2, Com C) (K ? G) • ˜A 2, Assoc D) K 1, 2, MP E) M 1, 3, MP
Consider the following argument: "The bill that Congress wants to pass is very unpopular. Unless they want to have trouble in the next election cycle, they probably shouldn't pass it." Which of the following fallacies has been committed in this argument?
A. a bandwagon argument B. the fallacy of scare tactics C. There is no fallacy committed in this argument D. the fallacy of equivocation