INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. The bumper sticker says "Vote for Frank Jordan for Sheriff." The obvious conclusion is that Jordan is the best man for the job
A) Deductive, valid.
B) Inductive, strong.
C) Deductive, sound.
D) Inductive, weak.
E) Deductive, invalid.
D
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One reason why Plato rejects relativism is that
a. the relativists base their beliefs on religious traditions. b. the relativists were notorious for their immoral lifestyle. c. the relativists contradict themselves by claiming their opinion is better than that of their opponents. d. the relativists claim that there is one, absolutely correct set of moral values
What someone ought to do when inhabiting a certain role is a __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Kant refers to things as they appear to us within experience as
a. phenomena. b. noumena. c. transcendentals. d. regulative concepts.
"Los Angeles and Mexico City are places where there is a lot of poverty and also a lot of wealth. In Rio de Janeiro there is a lot of poverty. This implies that there is a lot of wealth in Rio too" is which type of argument?
A) simple B) extended, with at most two conclusions C) extended, with more than two conclusions