Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.Gays in the military? Yes. There are no valid grounds for opposing the measure, as can be seen in the fact that policies of nondiscrimination to gays are common practice throughout Western democracies.
What will be an ideal response?
Mistaken appeal to common practice.
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Rudolf Otto believed that all religions interacted with the holy. Which of the following best describes what Otto meant by "the holy"?
a. Something useful for accomplishing worthy goals b. Something ultimately good which interacts and transcends everyday life c. Something mundane and ordinary d. Something defying all expression and comprehension
Deloria believes that non-Indians can understand the sense of relatedness to the land and animals that Indians have
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Rewrite the following argument as a standard-form categorical syllogism; then identify its mood and figure: All cartographers are Martians from outer space, and some cartographers are not agents for the CIA, whence it follows that some agents for the CIA are not Martians from outer space.
What will be an ideal response?
In the context of the ethical dimension of religion, which of the following statements is true?
a. Religion lays more emphasis on personal ethics than on social ethics. b. Religious ethics are “rules” that have negative connotations. c. All religions have moral expectations for marriage. d. Social ethics are always separated from the formal laws of a nation.