Determine whether the following is valid or invalid:If we don't see the movie tonight, we won't be able to talk about it in class. And if we can't talk about it in class, we won't make Ms. Schmidt very happy. So let's see the movie. Then Ms. Schmidt will be happy.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Invalid.
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a. analogies used to apply the Qur'an. b. the opinions of Muslim leaders. c. the duties God placed on Muslims. d. successors of the prophet Muhammad
Scholars describe the early Israelite religion as what form of belief system?
A. polytheistic B. henotheistic C. monotheistic D. animistic
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the best answer for each argument. Professor Stevens, the great English scholar, says that Chaucer's Canterbury Tales represents a milestone in the development of the English language. Therefore, the Canterbury Tales must indeed be a milestone, just as he says
A) Appeal to force. B) No fallacy. C) Amphiboly. D) Appeal to unqualified authority. E) False cause.
Al reads a blog about a new policy on student loans that is being proposed. Using the Holistic Critical Thinking Scoring Rubric, he determines that the blogger's use of critical thinking was "acceptable." Which of the following would explain that rating?
(a) The blog contained the writer's biased opinion on the policies.
(b) The blog justified every one of its assumptions and questions.
(c) The blog superficially evaluated alternative points of view.
(d) The blog drew warranted and non-fallacious conclusions.