If the odds of the Yankees beating the Red Sox are 5 to 3, what is the probability of this event happening?
A) 1/8
B) 5/8
C) 3/5
D) 3/8
E) 5/3
B
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following best describes an argument that commits the informal fallacy of equivocation?
A. an argument that fails because it relies on words that are ambiguous B. an argument that is valid but relies on a false premise C. an argument in which a grammatical mistake allows more than one conclusion to be drawn D. an argument that changes meaning according to which word or phrase in it is emphasized
Thomas Hobbes and John Locke agree that
a. the government must have absolute power in order to avoid chaos. b. a government derives its authority from God. c. rationality enables humans to perceive the necessity of entering a social contract to create the state. d. prior to the formation of government we do not have any rights
In the context of Muslim groups, which of the following statements is true of the Islamic State (IS)?
A) ?It forces thousands of religious minority girls to be sex slaves for purchase by the IS military. B) ?It is regarded as a separate nation by all the countries in the world. C) ?It forces women to work outside their homes and participate in public life. D) ?It engages in large-scale killings of non-Muslims who convert to Islam.