Assess the following as probably true, as probably false, as requiring further documentation before judgment, or as a claim that cannot properly be evaluated. Consider both the nature of the claim and the source.According to Funk & Wagnalls Hammond World Atlas, the three longest rivers in the world are the Nile, the Amazon, and the Yangtze.

What will be an ideal response?


Probably true; if you can't trust your Funk & Wagnalls in a matter like this, whom can you trust?

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a. is the study of all theories about the nature of reality. b. is the study of such things as black magic, occultism, and New Age. c. is the study of things which exist "beyond" or "after" physics. d. all of the above

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As a lexical definition, Ambrose Bierce's definition "Politician: An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared" may be criticized as:

A) Being obscure. B) Being too narrow. C) Being figurative. D) Being too broad. E) Being negative.

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"Two years ago, I drank a Pond Water Lite beer; the beer was watery and tasteless. Six months ago, I drank a Pond Water Lite beer; the beer was watery and tasteless. Two weeks ago, I drank a Pond Water Lite beer; the beer was watery and tasteless. I guess all Pond Water Lite beers are watery and tasteless." Identify the fallacy that applies to this example.

A. The fallacy of hasty generalization B. The slippery-slope fallacy C. The fallacy of appeal to ignorance D. The questionable cause fallacy E. None of the answers are correct

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According to Baier, trust always involves the trusted realizing that he is entrusted with a discretionary power

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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