Whom would you trust as most reliable? Discuss the credibility and authority of each individual or group listed with regard to the following issue:Spring has come, and it's about time to plant some tomatoes. Or is there still a danger of frost?a. the owner of your local nurseryb. Aunt Maude, whose garden has kept her friends and family in tomatoes for yearsc. a friend who grows tomatoes commerciallyd. a friend who gives the weather report on Channel 8 News each eveninge. "Outdoor Planting Table" in The Old Farmer's Almanac
What will be an ideal response?
Notice that this question is about weather, not tomatoes. We'd trust (c), though (a), (b), and (d) are also credible sources on this subject. As amazing as (e) sometimes is in the accuracy of its predictions, it may not be sufficiently fine-tuned to your locality.
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From split brain patients, we know all but which one of these?
a. Each half of the brain operates more or less independently from the other half. b. People can recognize things without being able to name them. c. It doesn't matter whether or not the two halves of the brain can communicate with each other. d. Very simple tasks, like naming the color of a banana, are composed of complex, interrelated sub-tasks.
Justice concerning the fair distribution of society's goods is called:
a. egalitarian justice.
b. beneficent justice.
c. distributive justice.
d. retributive justice
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the best translation for each categorical proposition. He says whatever comes to mind
A) All things he says are things that come to mind. B) Some things he says are things that come to mind. C) No things that do not come to mind are things he says. D) All persons identical to him say whatever comes to mind. E) All things that come to mind are things he says.
Aristotle’s four causes are
a. substance, essence, quality, quantity b. reason, force, motion, effect c. material, formal, efficient, final d. morons, idiots, imbeciles, ignoramuses