Considering the context in which it was most likely uttered, would you say the following claim is ambiguous, too vague, or neither?Doctor: The arrhythmia you are experiencing indicates that you should lay off jogging for a while.

What will be an ideal response?


Too vague. How long is "a while?"

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Theology is from the Greek for "trust" and "God"

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Arthur Danto has argued that what makes something "art" is the shared understanding among members of "the artworld" that it is within the range of things they understand to be art

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question. Which of the following are all deductive arguments?

A) Arguments from analogy, arguments based on signs, causal inferences. B) Arguments from analogy, predictions, causal inferences. C) Predictions, hypothetical syllogisms, arguments from authority. D) Arguments based in mathematics, hypothetical syllogisms, generalizations. E) Categorical syllogisms, arguments from definition, disjunctive syllogisms.

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Suppose that Mary is a committed ethical relativist who happens to disapprove of female circumcision in Africa. One implication of her viewpoint is that

A) she must give up her pluralism. B) she cannot disapprove of female circumcision. C) she cannot really say female circumcision is objectively wrong. D) she does not demonstrate moral absolutism.

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