A successful comparative inference will satisfy five criteria, the one called simplicity refers to is the ________
(a) measure of the relative absence of complexity of the comparison
(b) extent to which a comparison captures a greater number of central or essential features
(c) degree of knowledge the listener has about the object to which the unknown is being compared
(d) is the capacity to project consequences that have the potential to be shown to be false, inapplicable, or unacceptable
(e) is the capacity to suggest consequences that go beyond those mentioned in the initial comparison
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Who is being quoted in this passage? "Benefits and burdens are distributed justly when society allows every
individual the freedom to do what he chooses to do for himself or for others, the freedom to keep what he makes for himself or what others choose to give him, and the freedom to keep what he has or give it to whomever he chooses."
a. John Rawls b. Karl Marx c. John Stuart Mill d. Robert Nozick
_____________ makes us aware that all the feelings with which nature inspires
us.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each immediate inference. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint for these problems. Some toxic waste dumps are environmental hazards. Therefore, all toxic waste dumps are environmental hazards
A) Valid. B) Invalid, illicit subalternation. C) Invalid, illicit subcontrary. D) Invalid, existential fallacy. E) Invalid, illicit contrary.
Which is the correct formula for "Italy is not in Europe unless Canada is in North America" --where C = Canada is in North America, and I = Italy is in Europe?
A) I v ~C B) I ? C C) ~ I v C