Whom would you trust as most reliable? Discuss the credibility and authority of each individual or group listed with regard to the following issue:You've purchased a wood-burning stove. You are uncertain, however, what kind of wood to burn in it. You've heard that some produce more smoke, some are more likely to contribute to chimney fires, some burn hotter than others, and so forth.a. the dealer from whom you purchased the stoveb. a friend of yours who has used a wood-burning stove for yearsc. another friend who sells firewoodd. a U.S. Department of Agriculture publication, "Comparative Properties of Fuelwood"e. a professor of environmental horticulture at a state university
What will be an ideal response?
All these sources are credible, but (c) rather than (a) should rank last.
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a. do not want to die b. have no family c. do not have a terminal illness d. are weary of life
By comparison what are the different pressure characteristics of R-134a refrigerant compared to R-12 refrigerant?
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Bentham's utilitarianism provided a philosophical justification for a democratic social program
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Isolate and discuss the rhetorical devices that appear in the following passage:"... the basic right to life of an animal-which is the source of energy for many animal rights wackos-must be inferred from the anticruelty laws humans have written."-Rush Limbaugh
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