Judith Jarvis Thomson has argued that

a. a human fetus is definitely not a person.
b. a fetal human definitely is a person.
c. if a fetal human is a person, then abortion is always morally wrong.
d. even if a human fetus is a person, abortion may be morally permissible.


D

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Use a Venn diagram to evaluate the following argument: "The moon is made of green cheese. Green cheese often stinks. So, the moon definitely stinks." This argument is________.

A. invalid but has true premises and a true conclusion B. valid and has true premises C. valid but has false premises D. invalid and has at least one false premise E. None of the answers are correct

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The sophists main concern was to

a. understand the true nature of reality. b. please the gods. c. achieve success in the practical affairs of life. d. all of the above

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Who claimed that the skeptic wishes to cure the rashness of the dogmatist?

a. Hume b. Berkeley c. Aristotle d. Empiricus

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Consider this argument:

If there is a square in the picture then there is a circle as well. Therefore, if there is a circle in the picture there is a triangle in the picture. Based on the four pictures, which of them constitute invalidating counter examples to the argument, and which do not?

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