When comparing the allegory of the cave to the divided line, the cave is to the realm outside the cave as ____ is to the intelligible

A) the visible realm

B) the sun

C) the intelligible realm

D) the forms


A

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A) Deductive, valid. B) Inductive, strong. C) Deductive, sound. D) Inductive, weak. E) Deductive, invalid.

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A) Invalid, illicit subalternation. B) Invalid, illicit subcontrary. C) Valid. D) Invalid, existential fallacy. E) Invalid, illicit contrary.

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Claims to the moral rights of a fetus rest primarily on the argument that

a. a fetus is a potential person b. a fetus is a sentient being c. a fetus is a human being d. None of the above

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Thomson’s case of the famous violinist is intended to parallel abortion in the case

of ____________.

a. Endangerment to the mother’s life b. Rape c. Use of reasonable precautions d. Fetal abnormalities

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