Evaluate the following argument in accordance with the criteria discussed in the text.February 2 is Groundhog Day. If the groundhog sees his shadow, there'll be six more weeks of winter. If he doesn't, spring is right around the corner.
What will be an ideal response?
Groundhog Day claims are not causal: No one thinks the groundhog's seeing or not seeing his shadow causes whatever happens to the weather afterward. (A dark February 2 in Pennsylvania-where Punxsutawney Phil, the official groundhog, lives-might be correlated with an exceptionally short winter, for all we know. If it is, look for some sort of meteorological phenomenon as a common cause.)
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A. Cloudy days are correlated with rainy days, and rainy days are correlated with cloudy days B. Cloudy days are correlated with rainy days, but rainy days are not correlated with cloudy days C. Rainy days are correlated with cloudy days, but cloudy days are not correlated with rainy days D. None of the above
Midgley notes that there is a difference between making a judgment and making a crude judgment
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Hebrew word for the Jewish Enlightenment is __________
a. Hasidism b. Aggadah c. Haskalah d. Diaspora
The Federal and state governments, as well as most European nations, typically do not tax
churches, even though they use such public services as fire and police protection. This practice presents challenging conflicts, especially in balancing freedom of religion with the prohibition on establishing a state religion.
What will be an ideal response?