What is “the key machine”?

a. The lock c. The mechanical clock b. The water wheel d. The eyeglass



ANS: C
Lewis Mumford called the mechanical clock the key machine.

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What will be an ideal response?

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While some religions believe in countless gods, others don't believe in a god at all

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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"What are we waiting for? Are we going to continue wasting taxpayers' dollars on prisons when we could provide murderers the required literacy and return them to society?" commits the fallacy of

A) begging the question B) begging the question against C) complex question D) false alternatives E) accident

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According to ethical relativists, outsiders have no right to object to the destruction of

the giant statues in the Bamiyan Valley in Afghanistan

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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