In a straw man argument, the person constructing the argument misrepresents the other person's position in order to make his or her argument easier to dismantle.
a. true
b. false
Answer: a. true
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INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. The annual snowfall in Buffalo, New York, has been over 40 inches every year for the past 20 years. Therefore, probably the snowfall in Buffalo will be over 40 inches next year
A) Inductive, strong. B) Deductive, sound. C) Deductive, invalid. D) Deductive, valid. E) Inductive, weak.
Wittgenstein wrote on psychology
indicate whether this statement is true or false
INSTRUCTIONS: In each problem below you are given a statement, its truth value in parentheses, and a new statement. You must determine how the new statement is related to the given statement and determine the truth value of the new statement. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint and assume that 'A' and 'B' denote things that actually exist. Some A are B. (F) Some A are not B
A) Subcontrary. (Und.) B) Conversion. (F) C) Contradiction. (T) D) Conversion. (T) E) Subcontrary. (T)
G. E. Moore
What will be an ideal response?