A reader-response hermeneutic is an approach that focuses on the author's original meaning rather than the reader's understanding of the text.
a. true
b. false
Answer: b. false
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Consider "A v E, (M ? A ) ? (M ? E ) .•. M ? (A ? E )". How many rows must the truth table for determining the validity of this formula have?
A) 2 rows B) 4 rows C) 8 rows
Which philosopher was an Ethical Nonobjectivist?
A. Kant B. Mill C. Hume D. Ross
Fill in the blanks with the valid form of inference that is being used and the lines the inference follows from. Note: the conclusion is written to the right of the last premise, following the “/?“ symbols.
Example 1: 1. M ? ~N 2. M 3. H ? N /? ~H 4. ~N Modus ponens, 1, 2 5. ~H Modus tollens, 3, 4 Example 2: 1. A v B 2. C ? D 3. A ? C 4. ~D /? B 5. A ? D Hypothetical syllogism, 3, 2 6. ~A Modus tollens, 5, 4 7. B Disjunctive syllogism, 1, 6 # 1 1. A ? C /? (A v E) ? (C v D) 2. A _________________ 3. C _________________ 4. A v E _________________ 5. C v D _________________ 6. (A v E) ? (C v D) ______________ # 2 1. A ? (B ? D) 2. ~D 3. D v A /? ~B 4. A _________________ 5. B ? D _________________ 6. ~B _________________ # 3 1. A ? ~B 2. A v C 3. ~~B ? D /? C 4. ~~B _________________ 5. ~A _________________ 6. C _________________ #4 1. A ? B 2. A ? ~D 3. B ? C /? C ? ~D 4. A _________________ 5. A ? C _________________ 6. C _________________ 7. ~D _________________ 8. C ? ~D _________________ #5 1. C 2. A ? B 3. C ? D 4. D ? E /? E v B 5. C ? E _________________ 6. C v A _________________ 7. E v B _________________ #6 1. (A v M) ? R 2. (L ? R) ? ~R 3. ~(C ? D) v (A v M) /? ~(C ? D) 4. ~R _______________ 5. ~(A v M) _______________ 6. ~(C ? D) _______________ #7 1. (H ? K) ? L 2. ~R ? K 3. K ? (H v R) /? L 4. K _________________ 5. H v R _________________ 6. ~R _________________ 7. H _________________ 8. H ? K _________________ 9. L _________________ #8 1. C ? B 2. ~D ? ~B 3. (A ? (B ? C)) v D 4. A v C /? B ? C 5. ~D _________________ 6. A ? (B ? C) _____________ 7. ~B _________________ 8. ~C __________________ 9. A __________________ 10. B ? C __________________ 11. ~B __________________ 12. (B ? C) v B __________________
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the best answer for each argument. Smith, Adams, and Harris all outlived their wives, and their wives were younger than they were. It must be the case that men outlive women these days
A) False cause. B) Accident. C) Weak analogy. D) No fallacy. E) Hasty generalization.