Use a counterexample to show that the following argument is invalid. (Remember, it is usually best to use terms—or statements—whose interrelations are well known.) "All business executives are active opponents of increased corporate taxes, for all active opponents of increased corporate taxes are members of the chamber of commerce, and all members of the chamber of commerce are business executives."

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All collies are dogs. All dogs are mammals. So, all mammals are collies.

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Summarize Zhu Xi's contributions to Confucian thought.

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Circumcision is a rite often associated with

A. the vision quest. B. the final passing from this life. C. entry into adulthood. D. taboo and sacrifice.

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According to Singer, the principle of equality of human beings is not a description

of any actual equality.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Your friend invites you to a mosque where the imam instructs the community to engage in the Greater Jihad with diligence. What is the teacher talking about?

a. an impending terrorist attack b. everyone's inner war between good and evil c. the clash of civilizations between Islam and the West d. the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan

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