The conditional proposition is "If it is a chair then it is a piece of furniture.". Existing condition is that it is a piece of furniture. The inference made is that it is a chair. This particular type of fallacy is called ____.
a. affirming the antecedent.
b. affirming the consequent.
c. denying the antecedent
d. denying the consequent.
b
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a. insist that everyone in the class are friends. b. teach skills for entering play. c. support children who feel frustrated when friendship is temporarily withdrawn. d. help children understand how their behavior affects others.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
When you perform multiple t-tests, you increase the Type II error rate to higher than an acceptable rate.
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A. Education B. Religion C. Health D. Politics
Annual goals should reflect all of the following EXCEPT ________.
A. measurable B. positive C. student-oriented D. specify the subskills