A successful comparative inference will satisfy five criteria, the one called comprehensiveness refers to is the ________
(a) measure of the relative absence of complexity of the comparison
(b) extent to which a comparison captures a greater number of central or essential features
(c) degree of knowledge the listener has about the object to which the unknown is being compared
(d) capacity to project consequences that have the potential to be shown to be false, inapplicable, or unacceptable
(e) capacity to suggest consequences that go beyond those mentioned in the initial comparison.
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A. jen or compassion B. peacefulness and cooperation C. the will to power D. faith in God
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A) Suppressed evidence. B) Weak analogy. C) False dichotomy. D) Amphiboly. E) No fallacy.
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A. John Rawls B. Socrates C. John Steward Mill D. None of these answers is correct.