Velleman challenges the reliance on Kantian “dignity” and “patient autonomy.”

What will be an ideal response?


Explain
his concerns and evaluate them.

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Paley's Watch thought experiment is intended to show that

A. the universe probably has a designer (God). B. the universe is eternal and requires no designer. C. every watch has a designer. D. the universe probably does not have a designer (God).

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The fallacy of equivocation is committed by arguments whose persuasiveness depends on

A. a statement that is ambiguous due to faulty sentence structure or grammatical error. B. distorting the opponent's argument by equating it with an oversimplified version. C. equating the attributes of the parts with those of the whole. D. two (or more) meanings of a word or phrase being used in the argument when the argument's validity requires a single meaning of that word or phrase.

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The Jewish New Year, in September or October depending on how the Jewish lunar calendar matches the solar calendar, is called:

a. Hanukkah. b. Rosh Hashanah. c. Yom Kippur. d. Sukkot.

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The primary aim of critical thinking is to gain personal power over others. True False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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