It happens that a conclusion might be true independent of whether the premises are true or whether the premises logically support that conclusion; because this is so the practice of argument making also presume that __________
(a) the premises are inconsistent with one another
(b) the claim is true no matter what the premises say
(c) the listener and the speaker agree on all the key points
(d) the truth of the reason is relevant to establishing the truth of claim
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Immanuel Kant, in “Jealousy, Envy, and Spite,” claims that comparing ourselves
with others is ________ method for determining our own moral worth.
a. the proper b. an improper c. the most difficult d. the easiest
If an argument both is inductively strong and has all true premises, it is said to be a ________ argument.
A. cogent B. valid C. valid but not necessarily sound D. sound
What is a valid deductive argument? A sound deductive argument?
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The Principle of Fairness requires that we
A. consider an individual to be innocent until proven guilty. B. not eliminate anything—including repetitions, assurances, and so on—when rewriting an argument as a well-crafted one. C. place the burden of proof on the person whose view is contrary to the majority opinion. D. be loyal to the original argument and not distort its meaning when rewriting it as a well-crafted argument