What do we call all of the pros and cons along with the supporting evidence that the author presents to the audience to establish the truth of a given statement or the wisdom of a given recommendation?
(a) a fruitless endeavor
(b) the rhetorical situation
(c) the existential heuristic
(d) the author's case
d
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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question. In the expression "If North Korea has nuclear weapons, then it poses a threat to world peace," the statement "It poses a threat to world peace" is called the:
A) Conditional. B) Consequent. C) Antecedent. D) Explanandum. E) Conclusion.
A state is a (n):
A. geographical area. B. group of people who make and enforce laws. C. assembly of equals. D. group of individuals banded together for mutual protection. E. None of the above
Our memory of an event can be drastically changed if we later encounter new information about the event.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each immediate inference. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint for these problems. It is false that all water sprites are charming nymphs. Therefore, some water sprites are not charming nymphs
A) Invalid, illicit subalternation. B) Invalid, illicit subcontrary. C) Invalid, existential fallacy. D) Valid, no fallacy. E) Invalid, illicit contrary.