INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint. It is false that some square triangles are cubes. Therefore, no square triangles are cubes
A) Invalid; illicit subalternation.
B) Invalid; existential fallacy.
C) Invalid; illicit contradiction.
D) Valid; no fallacy.
E) Invalid; illicit conversion.
D
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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the best answer for each argument. For the past several years, every time that Ruben has suffered a bout of sneezing, he has come down with a cold. Therefore, to prevent colds in the future, Ruben must constantly suppress the urge to sneeze
A) False cause. B) Equivocation. C) Slippery slope. D) Suppressed evidence. E) No fallacy.
The _____ is a Hindu new religious movement on "dynamic meditation," which featured screaming and dancing
A) ?People's Temple B) ?Rajneesh International Foundation C) ?Vedanta Society D) ?Self-Realization Fellowship
Discuss why Kant and Aristotle would argue over the notion of who is a virtuous person
A. For Aristotle, a person is virtuous if they act virtuously because they want to.For Kant, a person is virtuous if they act virtuously to help others because they should regardless of how they feel about taking such actions B. For Aristotle, a person is virtuous if they act virtuously to help others because they should regardless of how they feel about taking such actions. For Kant, a person is virtuous if they act virtuously because they want to. C. For Aristotle, a person is virtuous if they find it easy to act virtuously and acting this way makes them look good. For Kant, a person is virtuous if they act virtuously but against their own desires. D. For Aristotle, a person is virtuous if they act virtuously even if they don't want to. For Kant, a person is virtuous if the person does good works.
Which of these dichotomies best characterizes the relationship between System-1 and System-2 thinking?
(a) Head vs. Heart (b) Emotion vs. Reason (c) Warm vs. Cold (d) Feeling vs. Judgment (e) Reactive vs. Reflective