What form does this argument take?
Political scientists have claimed that the link between culture and democracy is
Major premise: If Catholicism is incompatible with democracy, then Catholic countries are more likely to be dictatorships than democracies.
Minor premise: Catholic countries today are more likely to be democracies than dictatorships.
Conclusion: Therefore, Catholicism is compatible with democracy.
A. affirming the antecedent
B. denying the antecedent
C. affirming the consequent
D. denying the consequent
D. denying the consequent
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a. to influence the content of bureaucratic regulations b. to influence the decisions of elected officials c. to influence the opinions of federal judges d. to influence the recruitment of candidates by the political parties e. to influence the selection of primary dates by the states
What do citizens get out of a presidential system?
a. The ability to put an ambitious agenda into action b. Frequent chances to express their opinions at the ballot box c. Long-term certainty that the government is in responsible hands d. A wide range of choices narrowly tailored to specific viewpoints
Minimum competency tests are used by districts for all except
A. Diagnostic tool B. Student diversity C. assessments D. criteria for student promotions
In a classic study by Jellinek (1946) research participants who thought they were drinking alcohol (but were not) behaved in a drunken manner very similar to participants that did in fact drink alcohol. This finding is a good illustration of
a. multiple operationalism. b. the placebo effect. c. meta-anlysis. d. the impact of an extraneous variable.