Which causal argument is stronger?
a. Three local coffee houses have experienced an up-tick in business this quarter. The
cause of this welcome change appears to be the new “poetry reading” events each
has added.
b. Three local coffee houses have experienced an up-tick in business this quarter. The
cause of this welcome change appears to be the new “poetry reading” events each
has added. Since the poetry readings are the only possible cause all three coffee
houses have in common, it must have been the cause
B
You might also like to view...
The fallacy lies in supposing that A caused B when the only evidence is that A has been followed by B.
When Utilitarianism focuses its calculation of pleasure and pain only on those in our
own country it is called _______________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).One of the two basic assumptions of Western metaphysical viewpoints is that
A) ?the universe has a purpose. B) ?reality is pure idea. C) ?reality is somehow a unity. D) ?reality is many.
The study of conversion or salvation experiences is known as:
a. eschatology b. pneumatology c. vitology d. soteriology