Are the following arguments valid? Why, or why not?
Beckham is famous.
Beckham is a football player.
Therefore, Beckham is a famous football player.
Answer: Invalid. Beckham might be a famous chef who is a football player but not a
famous football player.
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A) Tautologous. B) Contingent. C) Inconsistent. D) Self-contradictory. E) Consistent.
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a. the Ten Commandments. b. the Ark of the Covenant. c. Torah. d. food and water in the wilderness.
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