Indicate whether the italicized words or phrases in the following statement are either vague or ambiguous. Senator Ben Ny Eve, has assured his constituency that the U.S.A. Patriot Act will facilitate counter-terrorism efforts by law enforcement without considerably effecting civil liberties
a. Ambiguous
b. Vague
b
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Which of the following is most likely to occur when fortifying the to-be-chosen option during dominance structuring?
(a) reducing the number of options by the use of elimination by aspect and satisficing. (b) considering every reasonable option in an equal and thorough way (c) comparing our promising alternative to the other options in terms of the set of decision-critical attributes (d) adjusting the relative importance of the criteria until one option emerges as the obvious first choice (e) finding one alternative that is more attractive than the others on at least one critically important attribute
What did Descartes hope to use to establish certainty?
A) God B) Religion C) Skepticism D) Empiricism
INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. Silvia is a middle-aged, dark haired Protestant woman who supports right-to-life issues. Shelly is also a middle-aged, dark haired Protestant woman. Therefore, she probably also supports right-to-life issues
A) Inductive, weak. B) Deductive, valid. C) Inductive, strong. D) Inductive, cogent. E) Deductive, invalid.
One tendency that Boehm believes is innate in humans is the desire for
a. immortality. b. submission to a higher or stronger leader, often taking the form of God. c. large numbers of children. d. periodic conflict or war. e. power and high social position and despotism.