When comparing the allegory of the cave to the divided line, the prisoner in the cave, upon first viewing the fake objects, would be like

A) the philosopher contemplating the forms.

B) the mathematician solving a problem.

C) a person understanding the Good.

D) someone coming to have beliefs or opinions about objects of sense.


C

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The primary difference between formal and informal fallacies is that

A. formal fallacies involve invalid inferences while informal fallacies involve rhetoric. B. formal fallacies involve explicit use of an invalid argument form while informal fallacies involve problems with the argument's content. C. formal fallacies are identifiable while informal fallacies are not. D. arguments committing formal fallacies can be repaired while those committing informal fallacies are beyond repair.

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All ambiguous words are vague.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Queen Christina of Sweden wrote Discourse on Method

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The expression "assuming that" serves as

A) a premise indicator B) a conclusion indicator? C) neither a premise nor a conclusion indicator

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