"Since it is the case that some public officials accepted bribes from foreign governments, and that if they did, then they are corrupt, it follows that some public officials are corrupt." is a
A) modus tollens B) modus ponens C) contraposition D) hypothetical syllogism E) disjunctive syllogism
B
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The psychologist Carol Gilligan argued that
a. all children employ the same ethical principles. b. children whose parents had more education had higher levels of moral development. c. women tend to approach ethics differently from men. d. women tend to approach ethics by focusing on being impartial.
A Kantian argument for privacy focuses on __
A. not harming people B. contractual obligations C. violations of the law D. autonomy
A rational deliberation takes place when there is
A) agreement about a disputed question. B) controversy about a disputed question. C) consensus about a disputed question.
The standard, direct use of "Six is the square-root of thirty-six" is,
A) informative use B) directive use C) expressive use