Suppose that a survey is taken of the adult residents of a town, and one of the questions asked is whether the person responding graduated from high school. Can the responses to this question be trusted?
A) Yes, because the question is very straightforward.
B) No, because the number of 'yes' answers would probably be skewed upward.
C) Yes, because the respondents are adults.
D) No, because the number of 'yes' answers would probably be skewed downward.
E) No, because most of the respondents would refuse to answer this question.
B
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Gaunilo’s point concerning the island is that
a. if God is perfect, then it is possible for him to create a perfect island. b. the ontological argument could just as easily prove the necessary existence of a perfect island. c. it is impossible to conceive of the perfection of any being, whether this be God or an island. d. if one has never experienced a perfect island, then it is impossible to conceive of it.
Invalid forms of disjunctive arguments wrongly assume that _______
A. only one part of a disjunct can be true B. at least one part of a disjunct must be true C. disjunctive statements express real possibilities D. their conclusions must be factual
Identify the main issue in the following passage. If two or more issues are present, indicate how they are related-that is, does the settlement of one depend upon the settlement of the other?Three-strikes laws work. Once they take effect, prisoners begin asking for copies of the law, parolees from other states stay away, and first- and second-time offenders leave the state.
What will be an ideal response?
Some Gnostics interpreted Jesus's cry of desperation from the cross as the body's plea, "My _________________, my ____________________, why have you abandoned [or forsaken] me?"
A) God B) spirit C) life D) goodness