INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each question. Given the argument, "All cats are animals, and some animals are mammals; thus, some cats are mammals." This argument:
A) Contains an informal fallacy.
B) Is strong.
C) Contains a formal fallacy.
D) Contains a disjunctive fallacy.
E) Is valid.
C
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a. He made Jerusalem a wealthy city. b. He formed alliances and trade partnerships. c. He wrote the Psalms. d. He built the first temple in Jerusalem
Suppose that an accountant for a bank notices a 5 percent reduction in profits for a certain quarter of operations. The accountant identifies four sources of increased costs that might account for this: increased salaries for some of the employees, increased utility costs, new computers for one of the departments, and increased real estate taxes. After further study, the accountant finds that
each of these is responsible for a 1 percent reduction in profits, which adds up to a total of 4 percent. Unable to account for the final 1 percent loss, the accountant attributes it to embezzlement by one of the employees. What method did the accountant use in drawing this conclusion? A) The method of agreement. B) The joint method of agreement and difference. C) The method of difference. D) The method of residues. E) The method of concomitant variation.
What kind of case presents difficulties for all the theories of punishment?
a) Where harm occurs but the people causing it are clearly irresponsible. b) Where harm occurs but the people causing it are really without fault. c) Where harm does not occur but could if people were slightly more unlucky. d) Where harm does occur but the people causing it cannot be caught.
Socrates illustrates his ideas about the ethical life and the unethical life with the image of ____________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).