Which of the following best describes a generalization?
A. an argument that claims a group is likely to have some characteristic on the grounds that a subset of that group has that characteristic
B. an argument that claims that something is the cause of something else
C. an argument that guarantees the truth of its conclusion
D. None of these
Answer: A
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If we can come up with a counterexample, namely a scenario in which all the premises are true but the conclusion is false, then the argument is ___________
(a) valid (b) true (c) not valid (d) not true
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Gx is a statement.
The Synoptic Problem is solved using:
a. social scientific criticism b. redaction criticism c. source criticism d. feminist criticism
Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.So they came along and made me take my sign down because it was in violation of the city sign code. But look at the signs down in the next block, will you? They're under the same code, and they're just like the one I had to take down.
What will be an ideal response?