According to Aristotle, the function of tragedy is to allow us to get rid of or purify some of our most disturbing emotions

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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Etymologies are not very helpful in providing a definition of a word because

A) no one knows what the etymologies of words. B) no one knows what the word etymology means. C) the first meaning of a word is the most useful definition. D) the meanings of words change over time.

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According to Alfie Kohn, competition promotes individual and group achievement better than cooperation

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The hypothetical question of whether a man who was blind from birth but suddenly granted the gift of sight would immediately be able to distinguish a sphere from a cube without touching them was posed to Locke by__________, whose answer was __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following best describes a generalization?

A. an argument that claims a group is likely to have some characteristic on the grounds that a subset of that group has that characteristic B. an argument that claims that something is the cause of something else C. an argument that guarantees the truth of its conclusion D. None of theseĀ 

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