If a scientific idea is popular, comforting, or long accepted, it can be accepted even if it does not fit with the observable facts or the clear evidence of our senses.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

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Which of the following constitutes a difference between "the many things" and the forms?

A) "The many things" are visible (objects of sight). B) "The many things" are invisible. C) The forms are visible. D) "The many things" are intelligible (objects of thought).

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the best answer for each argument. Professor Friedman, the great constitutional scholar, says that the First Amendment is the most important part of the Bill of Rights. We therefore conclude that the First Amendment is indeed the most important part of the Bill of Rights

A) Amphiboly. B) No fallacy. C) Appeal to unqualified authority. D) Equivocation. E) Argument against the person, circumstantial.

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According to Alan Holland an economic approach to sustainability criteria is to strive for each generation to leave at least as much capital to the next generation as it has created for itself

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Utilitarians argue that what really matters is:

a. the greatest happiness for the greatest number b. the good of a few individuals with no concern for the social good c. both a and b d. neither a nor b

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