INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. The inscription beneath the image on a one-dollar bill reads "Washington." Therefore, the image must be that of George Washington
A) Deductive, invalid.
B) Deductive, valid.
C) Deductive, sound.
D) Inductive, strong.
E) Inductive, weak.
D
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1. the question of how we can know that the mind exists. 2. the question of how we can know the body exists. 3. the question of why God created us with both minds and bodies. 4. the question of how a non-physical mind can interact with a physical body.
Which of the following is an a priori proposition?
A. The Norman Conquest occurred in 1066. B. Too much salt can raise your blood pressure. C. Most mammals have four legs. D. All the angles in a square are 90 degrees. E. None of the above
Why do we suffer, according to Buddha?
a. Because we Are b. Because we are partial to ourselves c. Because we are partial to others d. Because we are sinful beings
Which of the following is an accurate statement?
A) Adam Smith defends capitalism by appealing to the idea of a natural, moral right to property. B) Adam Smith denies that human beings are, by nature, acquisitive creatures. C) common defense of capitalism is the argument that people have a fundamental moral right to property and that our capitalist system is simply the outcome of this natural right. D) Utilitarians oppose capitalism in principle.