Pseudoscientific statements cannot be refuted because they _______

A. cannot explain anything
B. are compatible with any predictions
C. tend to impress people
D. always come true


B

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oppress women.

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When applying Mill's method of agreement, if an antecedent condition is present in every instance of the effect, then it is certain that it is causally related to the effect. True False

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each immediate inference. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint for these problems. All flying reindeer are happy creatures. Therefore, no flying reindeer are unhappy creatures

A) Invalid, illicit obversion. B) Invalid, existential fallacy. C) Invalid, illicit contraposition. D) Valid. E) Invalid, illicit contrary.

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