Opinions/Beliefs
What will be an ideal response?
Beliefs, judgements, thoughts, are true or false if they correctly represent facts as they are
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Some argue further that the freedom of the one system (the politics of democracy)
encourages the freedom of the other (economics of __________). a. negative liberty b. positive liberty c. free markets d. capitalism
INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. Maria is a hypochondriac. Therefore, she always worries about her health
A) Inductive, strong. B) Deductive, valid. C) Inductive, weak. D) Deductive, unsound. E) Deductive, invalid.
Evaluate the following claim, paying particular attention to problems of clarity. Note that claims may also present problems of knowability, though we don't address knowability per se in this chapter.The world and everything in it was created fifteen minutes ago, complete with fictitious memories and false records.
What will be an ideal response?
The Principle of Charity requires that we
A. put an ambiguous or unclear argument in the best possible light when rewriting it as a well-crafted argument. B. ignore mistakes in reasoning when we agree with an argument's conclusion. C. not distort an argument's meaning when rewriting it as a well-crafted one. D. correct any mistakes in reasoning in an argument we are analyzing.