Describe the "Simplicity" criterion as it is applied to the evaluating comparative reasoning. Give an original example of two contrasting comparisons for the same object; first give one that is simpler and then supply one that is more complex
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Simplicity, a virtue for comparisons, is a measure of the relative complexity of the comparison. Possible pair of examples: Doing the laundry is as easy as making toast-slice the bread, pop it in, wait a bit, and then take out. Doing the laundry is like sorting vegetables by color, mixing chemicals in a lab, and then shelving inventory in a grocery store.
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Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue."When [Nidal] Ayyad [convicted of conspiring to blow up the World Trade Center in 1993] complained that 'human rights advocates' had not monitored his treatment during months of detention, [U.S. District Judge Kevin T.] Duffy interjected: 'Did human rights organizations monitor the people whom you killed?'"-Robert L. Jackson, in the Los Angeles Times
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Gregory's sister teaches her brother to understand the idea of 'resurrection' as
A) an unnecessary idea given the reality of the soul's immortality B) the resuscitation of human corpses, comparable to a zombie-like existence C) a comforting tale told to soothe the mourning hearts of those who've lost loved ones D) the re-constitution of our nature in its original form
Which of the following is not one of the principle doctrines of Marxism?
A. The proletariat will inevitably overthrow capitalism. B. Capitalism is internally unstable. C. The profits of the capitalist derive from the exploitation of workers. D. After the fall of capitalism, it will be replaced by a democratic socialist state. E. All of the above are principle doctrines of Marxism.
Throughout this test, write your answer on the form provided. Erasure marks may cause the grading machine to mark your answer wrong. INSTRUCTIONS: The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each. If you go to foreign films, if you go to documentaries, if you go to independent films, if you go to good films,
you will become a better person because you will understand human nature better. Movies record human nature in a better way than any other art form. That's for sure. Roger Ebert A) Argument; conclusion: That's for sure. B) Nonargument. C) Argument; conclusion: If you go to foreign films ... a better person. D) Argument; conclusion: You will understand human nature better. E) Argument; conclusion: Movies record human nature ... any other art form.