For the following, try to come up with an additional premise that will turn the passage into a deductively valid or an inductively strong argument. Usually this requires adding a general moral principle and, sometimes, an extra nonmoral claim as well. The idea is to guarantee that the "ought" claim follows from the "is" claim.Galileo's hypothesis should be suppressed. The biblical account in Ecclesiastes clearly states that the sun rises and sets and hastens to the place where it will rise again.
What will be an ideal response?
Unstated nonevaluative premise: Galileo's hypothesis contradicts a biblical account. Unstated evaluative claim: Any claim that contradicts a biblical account should be suppressed. Here's a somewhat more charitable version: Unstated nonevaluative premise: Galileo's hypothesis is clearly false (because it contradicts the Bible, which is true). Unstated moral principle: Clearly false claims should be suppressed.
You might also like to view...
Briefly explain pilgrimage and its advantages as proposed in Hinduism.
What will be an ideal response?
In the context of diffusion of responsibility, when something bad happens, individuals tend to ________.
A. regard everyone including themselves as equally at fault B. regard themselves as most at fault C. think they have no responsibility D. think that only they as individuals have a responsibility to provide aid
In 1996 the voters of the State of California passed Proposition 209, which banned affirmative
action by race or gender in admissions to all public universities. Yet the state continues to allow preferential admissions based on athletic or artistic ability at public colleges and universities. And preferences of all sorts are allowed at the private universities in the state, including preferences for the children of wealthy alumni. Since passage of 209, several other states have adopted similar measures, including Washington, Michigan, Nebraska, Alabama, Arizona, and Florida. These typically apply only to public colleges and universities, not private ones.
What will be an ideal response?Ethnocentric cultures view their ways as superior to all others.
a. true b. false