Scientific theories about the world change when _______
A. new observations are made
B. new ideas better account for data
C. different scientists enter the field
D. accepted ways of doing things change
B
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Rawls’s difference principle from his theory of justice advocates
a. differential treatment based on prior deprivation of rights or opportunities. b. equal treatment to all c. allocation of scarce goods according to capability d. all of the above
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each question. Given the argument, "All cats are animals, and some animals are mammals; thus, some cats are mammals." This argument:
A) Contains an informal fallacy. B) Is strong. C) Contains a formal fallacy. D) Contains a disjunctive fallacy. E) Is valid.
"Hey, mister, you gotta be careful when you park your car in this neighborhood. A lot of crime around here. But if you pay me a little...let's call it a gratuity... I'll watch your car for you. If you don't wanna do business with me, well
I can't predict what might happen to this nice car" commits the fallacy of A) appeal to pity B) appeal to force C) appeal to emotion
A weak inductive argument necessarily has ________.
A. one or more false premises B. one or more false premises and a false conclusion C. neither A nor B D. a false conclusion