"After reading the headline, ‘Iraqi head seeks arms' in a news website, I decided not to visit that website again. What it says makes no sense! It's simply incredible that a person's head could be seeking arms!" commits the fallacy of

A) slippery slope B) equivocation C) amphiboly D) composition E) division


B

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a. Gun ownership reduces violent crime. b. Gun ownership respects the right to self?defense. c. Guns have recreational value. d. All of the above

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Proposition 2B Given the following proposition: [(A ? Y) ? (B ? ?X)] ? ?[(B • ? X) ? (Y • A)] In Proposition 2B, the main operator is a:

A) Horseshoe. B) Dot. C) Tilde. D) Wedge. E) Triple bar.

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Label as types of euthanasia: Voluntary Active (VA), Voluntary Passive withholding Ordinary Measures (VPO), Voluntary Passive withholding Extraordinary Measures (VPEx), or (using the same names with NV for non-voluntary) Non-voluntary Active (NVA), Non-voluntary Passive withholding Ordinary Measures (NVPO), Non-voluntary Passive withholding Extraordinary Measures (NVPEx). A dying patient asks

that no more chemotherapy be given because it is doing nothing but prolonging her death, which is inevitable in a short time anyway. What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following is NOT among the classic justifications for the use of force?

a. Punishment of evil b. Preemption c. Protection of the innocent d. Defense against wrongful attack

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