A) Analyze the argument passage below, addressing the following as appropriate: specify the issues addressed; identify premises and conclusions; classify as inductive or deductive; supply missing premises; separate arguments from window dressing; identify claims better left unstated. B) Diagram the argument.People who read more tend to have better vocabularies than those who don't, and having a good vocabulary makes you a better speaker and writer. Since good speaking and writing are important job skills, you are probably a better job candidate if you read a lot.
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
A Global Ethic makes clear that __________
a. everyone should be required to comply with environmental protections b. one religion should dominate over all the rest c. religious people have a corner on the truth d. religious people have a special responsibility to care for humanity and the planet e. religious people waste their lives on Ultimate Reality
The quality of a discussion often depends on how closely the parties attend to the same issue. For the passage below, determine whether the speakers are clearly disputing the same issue, or whether somebody is missing the point.A: About 90 percent of all those colorful kids' books about dinosaurs contain misinformation and misleading interpretations.B: But without those books, cartoons would be children's only source of information about dinosaurs-and they're even more inaccurate.
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Ayn Rand argued that
a. selfishness is a virtue and altruism is a vice. b. selfishness is a morally wrong and altruism is an unqualified duty. c. neither selfishness nor altruism are good in themselves, for it depends on what is best for the individual. d. by pursuing others’ interests, we will end up satisfying our own needs.