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

Appeals to authority are only acceptable when the authority is reliable and the subject is in that authority's field of expertise.


TRUE

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Which of the following characteristics distinguishes moral standards from other sorts of standards?

a. moral standards are purely optional b. moral standards take priority over other standards, including self-interest c. moral standards cannot be justified by reasons d. moral standards must be set or validated by some authoritative body

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The __________ theorizes that the first six books of the Bible were products of multiple sources

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Materialism has trouble accounting for

A. the existence of consciousness. B. the existence of physical objects. C. the interaction of mind and body. D. the existence of motion.

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Which of the following ambiguities in Hegel’s thought led to conservative and radical factions?

a. Is the current society rational or not? b. Does the Absolute Spirit refer to God or the human spirit? c. Is history significant or not? d. a and b

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