Evaluate the following claim, paying particular attention to problems of clarity. Note that claims may also present problems of knowability, though we don't address knowability per se in this chapter."Caution: Cigarette smoking is hazardous to your health."

What will be an ideal response?


Vague, but knowable. And known.

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each immediate inference. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint for these problems. Some guitars are electronic devices. Therefore, some guitars are not electronic devices

A) Invalid, illicit subcontrary. B) Invalid, illicit subalternation. C) Valid, no fallacy. D) Invalid, illicit contraposition. E) Invalid, illicit contrary.

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Which of the following is true of modern-day Iran?

a. It is the most liberal of all of the Islamic nations. b. Women play a strong role in society and government. c. It represents the “left wing” of Islamic fundamentalism. d. It represents the “right wing” of Islamic fundamentalism.

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Form criticism studies the texts of the Gospels and asks, From what materials were they

constructed?

a. True b. false

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Hinduism, Buddhism, and Baha’i were brought to Africa in the nineteenth century by

a. missionaries. b. lay people. c. immigrants. d. nuns and priests.

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