In the following, discuss whether Marina is treating relevantly similar cases in sufficiently similar fashions; identify instances in which the cases are not relevantly similar.Marina is usually a careful shopper, looking for bargains and buying generic products when she's at the market. But she has a weakness for gloves and handbags, and she owns a closet full of elegant and expensive examples.

What will be an ideal response?


The opposite of this kind of inconsistency is not injustice; it's tedium.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Syllogism 4C Given the following syllogism: A boy is uncontrollable unless he has good parenting. Thus, only the choirboys are controllable, since the only boys with good parenting are choirboys. After translating Syllogism 4C into standard form, the conclusion is:

A) All choirboys are controllable boys. B) All boys with good parenting are choirboys. C) All controllable boys are choirboys. D) All choirboys are boys with good parenting. E) All controllable boys are boys with good parenting.

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Pater contends that the task of the student of aesthetics is ________

a. to define beauty as it is expressed in each particular thing b. to apprehend the form of the beautiful c. to find a universal definition of beauty d. to understand the experiences of others

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Nadelmann believes that if we legalized drugs, the use of those drugs

a. would definitely decrease. b. would swiftly decrease, and become much less prevalent than is currently the case. c. might increase drug abuse, though he thinks that is unlikely. d. would soon take the place of alcohol, and become more popular than alcohol, but with less damage to health than is caused by alcohol abuse. e. would immediately increase quite dramatically, but within a decade return to current levels.

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