C. S. Peirce

What will be an ideal response?


stated that "in order to ascertain the meaning of an intellectual conception one should consider what practical consequences might conceivably result by necessity from the truth of that conception, and the sum of these consequences will constitute the entire meaning of the conception."

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Banning sweets from your household doesn't necessarily mean your child will grow up shunning sugary treats. Just the opposite is true, in fact: In a recent study, children who had just eaten a full meal were put in a room with a table piled with sweets. Even though they weren't hungry, children who were not usually allowed to have such treats gorged on the cakes and cookies, says researcher Leann Birch, Ph.D., professor of human development at Pennsylvania State University of Health and Human Development. Meanwhile, those kids whose parents regularly permitted such sweets in moderation hardly touched them. (Laura Flynn McCarthy, "Six Nutrition Rules Even Smart Moms Don't Know")This passage is an example of a(n) ________.

A. explanation B. unsupported assertion C. conditional statement D. report E. argument

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Aristippus thought we should observe people's actual behavior

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Any argument that begs the question has

A) circularity that is benign. B) circularity that is vicious. C) circularity that makes it unsound.

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct translation for each statement. Every giant sequoia is precious

A) (x)[(Gx ?Px) • (Sx ? Px)] B) (x)[(Gx • Sx) ? Px] C) (x)[(Gx ?Sx) ?Px] D) (x)[Px ? (Gx • Sx)] E) (?x)[Gx • Sx) • Px]

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