INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question. Which of the following is a deductive argument?

A) An expository passage.
B) An argument from authority.
C) A causal inference.
D) A disjunctive syllogism.
E) A command.


D

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If a statement is known to be false then

a. it cannot be a premise or conclusion of a good argument b. it cannot be a premise of a valid argument c. it cannot be a premise in an inductive argument d. it cannot be a premise in a deductive argument

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Adrienne Rich’s uses the term _______ _______ to describe the contributions of feminist

theory.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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