Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid.Whoa, don't enroll in that class, man. That's a physics class; all those people must be brains.
What will be an ideal response?
All people in that class are people in a physics class; [all people in a physics class are brains]; therefore, all people in that class are brains. Valid.
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“The rate of organ donation in Spain is very high. The fact that the average Spanish family owns so many cars must be responsible for that” commits the fallacy of
A) hasty generalization B) weak analogy C) false cause D) appeal to ignorance E) appeal to unqualified authority
It is widely believed that chocolate causes acne, since people susceptible to acne frequently assert that eating chocolate is invariably followed by an outbreak of the skin condition. However, Donald G. Bruns, in a letter to Science News, wondered whether those who have the belief that chocolate causes acne might not have things backwards. Some studies indicate that hormonal changes associated with stress may cause acne, he notes. Other studies indicate that people fond of chocolate may tend to eat more chocolate when under stress. Given these studies, Bruns comments, it may be easy to confuse which, the chocolate or the acne, is the cause-and which is the effect.In a brief essay, explain what pattern of reasoning seems to underlie the belief that chocolate causes acne (probably the
paired unusual events principle-the relevant difference between this situation, where there were an outbreak of acne, and situations in which there was none is that in this situation the person ate chocolate), and then answer this question: Bruns complains that those who believe that chocolate causes acne may be guilty of the fallacy of reversed causation. Given the studies he cites, has Bruns correctly identified the mistake? What will be an ideal response?
For Parmenides reality is made up of Being and the Void
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Most people are experiencing thoughts by using
A. Concepts B. Words C. Ideals D. Emotions