Which of the following is not a valid logical form

a. modus tollens
b. affirming the consequent
c. disjunctive syllogism
d. Barbara


b.

Philosophy & Belief

You might also like to view...

If his spare brain were to be implanted into a duplicate body, Dennett is not too concerned about which brain-body he would be, because his intuition tells him he would exist as long as either one of the brain-bodies existed

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Philosophy & Belief

We are able to discover with the aid of human reason why God allows some people to be rich and others to be poor

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Philosophy & Belief

"Herbie: Are you still reading that wacky New Age magazine?Alice: Yes.Herbie: Well, at least you admit it's wacky."Identify the fallacy that applies to this example.

A. The loaded question fallacy B. The weak analogy fallacy C. The inappropriate appeal to authority fallacy D. The fallacy of appeal to ignorance E. None of the answers are correct

Philosophy & Belief

A) Provide an informal analysis of the following passage; orB) in analyzing the passage, do the following:a. Identify the causal hypothesis at issue.b. Identify what kind of study it is.c. Describe the control and experimental groups.d. State the difference in effect (or cause) between control and experimental groups.e. Identify any problems in either the study or the report of it, including but not necessarily limited to uncontrolled variables.f. State the conclusion you think is warranted by the report.In 1960, Dutch researchers from the University of Leiden questioned 852 men and their wives about the men's diets and then monitored the men for the next twenty years. They found that the death rate from heart disease was more than 50 percent lower among men who ate at least thirty grams

(one ounce) of fish per day compared with men who ate no fish. Just one or two fish dishes a week, the researchers say, "may be of value in the prevention of coronary heart disease."-Adapted from Science News What will be an ideal response?

Philosophy & Belief