INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. Either Leonardo da Vinci or Andrew Wyeth painted the Mona Lisa. But it clearly wasn't da Vinci. Therefore, Andrew Wyeth painted the Mona Lisa

A) Inductive, weak.

B) Deductive, valid.

C) Deductive, invalid.

D) Deductive, sound.

E) Inductive, strong.


B

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_________ is "a prejudice or attitude of bias in favor of the interests of members of one's own species and against those of members of other species"

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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a. that there is one true God b. the idea of ahimsa, or non-injury c. vegetarianism d. ceremonialism and rituals

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The memory not only discovers the identity of a person, but contributes to its _________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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