"Many intelligence agencies engage in political assassination. The CIA is an intelligence agency, so it must engage in political assassination" is
A) a strong inductive argument B) a weak inductive argument
A
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For the following, try to come up with an additional premise that will turn the passage into a deductively valid or an inductively strong argument. Usually this requires adding a general moral principle and, sometimes, an extra nonmoral claim as well. The idea is to guarantee that the "ought" claim follows from the "is" claim.When Sarah bought the lawn mower from Jean, she promised to pay another fifty dollars on the first of the month. Since it's now the first, Sarah should pay Jean the money.
What will be an ideal response?
A valid deductive argument that contains only true premises.
A. cogent B. sound C. uncogent D. unsound E. none of these
In a traditional Chinese funeral, which of the following is done after the burial?
a. The rituals immediately discontinue after the funeral. b. The clothes worn by the mourners are preserved. c. The family's mourning period stops after thirty days. d. The deceased are offered special prayers at home.
Analyze the following study according to the criteria set by your instructor:A study from the University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School suggests, says psychologist David E. Schotte, coauthor of the study, "that dieters have to learn to cope with stresses and emotional upsets in order to lose weight." Fifteen women who were frequent dieters and fifteen who dieted infrequently were all given a premeasured bag of popcorn, and then saw scenes from Halloween. After the screening, each bag was collected and reweighed. The habitual dieters ate more than twice as much popcorn as did the women who dieted infrequently.-Adapted from Sally Squires in the Washington Post
What will be an ideal response?