When used to check an argument's validity, a counterexample is
A) an argument of the same form with true premises and a true conclusion. B) an argument of the same form with true premises and a false conclusion. C) an argument of different form with premises that have the same truth value.
B
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
The basic principle underlying reductio ad absurdum is that whatever implies a contradiction is false.
For the following, try to come up with an additional premise that will turn the passage into a deductively valid or an inductively strong argument. Usually this requires adding a general moral principle and, sometimes, an extra nonmoral claim as well. The idea is to guarantee that the "ought" claim follows from the "is" claim.The dog has been out so long she's probably freezing. You ought to let her in.
What will be an ideal response?
The French philosophes believed in
a. the limits of human reason. b. the perfectibility of humanity. c. the revival of traditional religious institutions. d. a and c