Descartes uses the premise "existence is a kind of perfection" to argue for

a. the existence of God.
b. the existence of the physical world .
c. his particular moral theory.
d. the claim that everything in the world has a purpose.


a.

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Suppose that the average price of a piece of jewelry at Henry's Jewelers is $200, and Mr. Smith wants to spend approximately that much for his wife's birthday gift. Under what circumstances can Mr. Smith be reasonably assured of a selection of jewelry in his price range?

A) The average is a mean. B) The jeweler has a reputation for selling quality merchandise. C) The average is a modal average. D) The average is a median. E) The pieces of jewelry are reasonably priced.

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The premisses in sorites are

a. universal sentences. b. categorical sentences. c. particular sentences. d. None of these choices.

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Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."The first time I played that golf course, I shot an 82. It must have affected my mental state, because I didn't score that well again for almost a year."

What will be an ideal response?

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Which book of wisdom endorses the Deuteronomistic view of God's just universe?

A. Job B. Ecclesiastes C. Proverbs D. None of these answers is correct.

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