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.NO CHOLESTEROL!-Label on Crisco Corn Oil
What will be an ideal response?
Probably true. Vegetable oils do not contain cholesterol, and even if you didn't know that, such claims made by national brands are usually true (despite several famous exceptions).
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Given the following enthymeme: Religions are dangerous if they lead to violence, and fundamentalist religions lead to violence. The statement needed to convert the enthymeme into a valid syllogism is:
A) Fundamentalist religions are dangerous. (Conclusion) B) Fundamentalist religion has led some followers to commit murder. (Conclusion) C) Some things that lead to violence are fundamentalist religions. (Premise) D) Pat Robertson is a fundamentalist Christian. (Premise) E) All non-fundamentalist religions are things that are not dangerous. (Conclusion)
Which of the following is not an example of a defect?
a. inordinately loving sensual pleasures b. human praise c. inordinately being enamored of power d. loving money excessively e. none of these answers
If each half of your brain were transplanted into different bodies such that each one is psychologically continuous with the original “you” Derik Parfit would say about your personal identity that
a. you would not be identified with either person and, hence, your personal identity would be lost. b. your identity would be more continuous with only one of those persons. c. your personal identity would be transplanted into both persons. d. there is no true answer, for personal identity is a faulty notion.
Organizations which collect private information have an ethical obligation to
protect that data.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.