Which of the following groups, according to liberation ethicists, has epistemological privilege in American society?

A. philosophers
B. White males
C. nonhuman animals
D. women of color


Answer: D

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Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage.A reliable statewide study found that one western town (which we won't name) had an unusually high rate of death from cancer. The study, done during the 1970s, showed the cancer death rate for white females to be 175.4 per 100,000, compared to 154.9 for the state. One resident dismissed the finding as follows: "Statistics! You can prove anything you want with statistics! There's no more cancer here than anywhere."

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Syllogism 1I Given the following syllogism: No unpopular monarchs are autocrats with vision, so some autocrats without vision are not insane leaders, for some sane leaders are popular monarchs. After reducing the number of terms in Syllogism 1I, the conclusion is:

A) Some sane leaders are not autocrats with vision. B) All popular monarchs are autocrats with vision. C) Some autocrats with vision are not sane leaders. D) All autocrats with vision are popular monarchs. E) Some sane leaders are popular monarchs.

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Annas and Grodin argue that if research will benefit a population in a developing nation then there is no need to secure the informed consent of the participants from that nation

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Historians who adopt sophisticated presentism argue that

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