When discussing the abolitionist argument that capital punishment is irreversible, van
den Haag says that:
a. all penalties except fines are irreversible.
b. the innocent are rarely found guilty.
c. the appeals process corrects trial errors.
d. all of the above
a
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The duck-billed platypus is a mammal that lays eggs rather than giving birth to live young. To which one of the following claims would this be a counterexample?
(A) Giving birth to live young suffices for being a mammal (B) If something gives birth to live young, it is a mammal (C) Something is a mammal if it gives birth to live young (D) Something is a mammal only if it gives birth to live young
There is a clash between Christian culture and the culture of ancient Greece
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
A man brutally murders an innocent victim. According to Epicurus, in what way would this act rightly be considered “evil”?
a. Such an act is a direct violation of the divine commandment: “Thou shalt not kill.” b. Such an act is a direct violation of the victim’s unalienable right to life. c. The criminal is doing irreparable harm to his immortal soul. d. Such an act is evil insofar as it engenders a fear in the mind of the criminal of eventually being caught and punished severely by the civil authorities.
All statements are sentences and all sentences are statements.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)