The fallacy of appeal to force is sometimes called

A) "ad populum." B) "ad baculum." C) "ad misericordiam."


B

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The Christian doctrine of one God in three persons is known as

a. polytheism. b. the Trinity. c. the Triplet. d. the Trident.

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Amy, since you know something about algebra, you can probably help me out with this. What is the value of x in the equation x2 + 3x = 22?

A) Appeal to unqualified authority. B) Appeal to ignorance. C) Begging the question. D) Complex question. E) No fallacy.

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Determine whether the following symbolized argument is valid or invalid. If invalid, provide a counterexample; if valid, construct a deduction.~P ? (Q & R)P ? ~SQ v R/? ~S

What will be an ideal response?

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INSTRUCTIONS: In each problem below, below you are given a statement, its truth value in parentheses, and an operation/relation to be performed on that statement. You must identify the new statement and the truth value of the new statement. Take the Aristotelian standpoint and assume that ‘A' and ‘B' denote things that actually exist. All A are non-B. (F) Conversion

A) All non-B are A. (F) B) No A are non-B. (Und.) C) Some A are not non-B. (T) D) All B are non-A. (Und.) E) All non-B are A. (Und.)

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