According to Van Camp, Olen, and Barry when reasoning inductively:

a. we must wait until science has spoken before reaching a conclusion
b. the more closely our reasoning resembles a scientist's, the better it is
c. the goal is to achieve absolute certainty
d. none of the above


b.

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A. He believed that virtue is a question of personal preference. B. He believed that each situation has its Truth. C. He believed that virtue is relative to one's own time and culture. D. He believed that truth and appearance are the same.

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René Descartes was the first philosopher to study the process of thinking

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Bentham emphasized the quality of pleasures over the quantity of pleasures

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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To make sense of complex issues, you need to have thought critically and reasoned analytically about them, before reaching a well-supported conclusion. (John Chaffee, The Thinker's Way)This statement is made up of a(n) ________ and a(n) ________.

A. nonargument; unsupported assertion B. nonargument; explanation C. argument; conclusion: Before reaching a well-supported conclusion D. argument; conclusion: You need to have thought critically and reasoned analytically about them

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