The word “deontology” means

a. morality
b. self-control
c. absoluteness
d. duty


d. duty

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Consider this argument: “If something is a fritztang, then it is a krilling. Zorrie is not a fritztang. Therefore, Zorrie is not a krilling.” Something is wrong with this argument. What is it?

a. The argument is invalid because there is no such thing as a “fritztang.” b. The argument is weak because Zorrie might be a “fritztang.” c. The argument is invalid because it denies the consquent of the major premise. d. The argument is invalid because it affirms that a fritztang is a krilling.

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“Jerry jumped out of the car before it sank and swam to the river bank.” This sentence exemplifies an informal fallacy called

a. a false dilemma. b. an equivocation. c. reification. d. an amphiboly.

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The Deer Park Sermon was the Buddha's first public proclamation of the __________

a. Three Jewels b. Four Noble Truths c. Eight Beatitudes d. Ten Commandments e. Twelve Disciples

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Following the U.S. 2003 invasion of Iraq, CNN's Eason Jordan admitted that CNN broadcasting from Iraq had withheld negative information about Saddam Hussein's regime for a decade before 2003. How did Jordan justify this practice?

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