An appeal to a holy book to back up a belief that men have the right to dominate women, is an example of which fallacy?
a. appeal to ignorance
b. appeal to authority
c. bandwagon appeal
d. appeal to tradition
b
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Determine whether the following passage contains an argument and, if it does, identify that argument's final conclusion."The reason nobody buys sports cars anymore is because everyone wants a sports utility vehicle with four-wheel drive. But people will start buying sports cars again sooner or later; just watch and see."
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
One objection to the ontological argument is that existence cannot be contained in the concept of a thing. The reason for this is that:
A. to say that something exists does not tell you anything about what kind of a thing it is. B. only existing things can exist necessarily. C. the concept of a thing is greater than the actual existence of the thing. D. only imperfect things can exist in the physical world.
One reason that a primary source can be difficult to read is that
A) we are not used to looking up words and references that we do not understand. B) such sources always take the form of technical essays. C) they must be read analytically, but not critically. D) such sources explain the ideas of others and therefore present second-hand information.
Aristotle believes that virtuous action
A) seeks pleasure as a reward rather than success. B) requires abstention from the pleasures of food, drink, and sex. C) passes the "Goldilocks test": it is not too much, nor too little, but just right. D) is action done in accordance with duty.