There are many areas where we automatically acknowledge that science is right and our intuitions are wrong when the two are in conflict. Thus, we all believe that the earth is round, even though it looks flat to us. (Barry Singer, "To Believe or Not to Believe")This statement exemplifies a(n) ________.
A. illustration
B. argument
C. conditional statement
D. explanation
E. report
Answer: A
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The feature of Erigena’s metaphysics which caused him to labeled a heretic was its
a. atheism. b. Pelagianism. c. skepticism. d. pantheism.
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__________ studies how we distinguish good arguments from bad ones
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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