Determine whether the following passage contains an argument and, if it does, identify that argument's final conclusion."People who drive SUVs with American flags flying from them are just pretending to be patriots. The real patriots are people who drive cars that get decent mileage, since that actually accomplishes something-it lessons our dependence on foreign oil."
What will be an ideal response?
Argument. Conclusion: People who drive cars that get good mileage are patriots.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In describing his scientific method, Bacon compared it to
a. a machine into which the data of nature would be poured. b. a lamp that provides some light, but leaves vast areas in darkness. c. a window that gives us a peek at the outside world. d. a net that captures some, but not all, of nature’s treasures.
Gilligan discussed the "female voice" in moral reasoning; which of the following was one of her findings?
a. Women were concerned with isolation and abandonment. b. Women were concerned with what men thought. c. Women were concerned with self-preservation. d. Women were not concerned with values of care.
Identify any fallacies in the following passage."Pryor's diatribe against gun control is flat-out nonsense. He probably doesn't believe that stuff himself."
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).