Whenever an argument attempts to support a conclusion by merely invoking the lack of evidence to the contrary, the argument commits the fallacy of
A) hasty generalization. B) appeal to unqualified authority. C) appeal to ignorance.
C
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For Confucius a Great Man is always
a. striving b. on edge c. working d. at ease
Job's lament in chapter 3 introduces _______ cycles of dialogue which occupy chapters 4-27
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Based only on the information given in this biography, discuss the credibility and authority of the person described on each of the topics in the list that follows:James A. Van Allen received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Iowa in 1939. During World War II, he was a gunnery officer with the Pacific Fleet. After the war, he returned to the University of Iowa, where he became professor of physics and chairman of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. In 1958, during the mission of Explorer 1, the first successful U.S. Earth satellite, he discovered the radiation belts surrounding the Earth, that are named for him. He was the principal investigator for the space probe of Jupiter's radiation belts and one of the discoverers of the radiation belts of Saturn. He was chairman of the
group that developed the Voyager and Galileo space missions and is currently principal investigator for the Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 projects.a. the number of women employed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administrationb. the uses of satellites for national security purposesc. the biological effects of ultraviolet radiationd. the structure of comet tailse. recent geological activity along faults in southern Californiaf. the impact of a manned space station on science and technology What will be an ideal response?