In parts of Africa, a wise person was known as a witch doctor
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Is the following argument deductive, inductive, or fallacious? Efforts to ban DDT will result in the continued spread of malaria. By 1970, malaria was nearly under control. However, because of the banning of DDT, which led to insecticide resistance in mosquitoes and the failure of countries to adopt malaria control programs, the disease now kills more people than ever before
a. inductive b. fallacious c. deductive
Chris is a master of confronting people with whom he disagrees
One of his favorite techniques is to pick the weakest of his opponent's reasons and then to refute it. He thinks that by doing that he has shown that his opponent's claims are mistaken. By using this tactic Chris is actually engaging in __________. (a) an appeal to emotion (b) a straw man fallacy (c) the bandwagon fallacy (d) circular reasoning (e) an ad hominem attack
Empiricism holds that
A) knowledge is a priori. B) innate ideas exist. C) sensation is the source of knowledge. D) reason is the source of knowledge.
Assuming that "Since some astronauts are sober travelers, some astronauts are not sober travelers" has a true premise, use the traditional square of opposition to calculate the truth value of its conclusion.
a. True b. False c. Undetermined