Voluntary tests of 25,000 drivers throughout the United States showed that 25 percent of them use some drug, but that 85 percent use no drugs at all while driving. The conclusion was that 15 percent of U.S. drivers do use drugs while driving. A remarkable conclusion. The tests were taken at random times of the day at randomly selected freeway restaurants.
Indicate whether or not the following argument has the form of a statistical syllogism; and, if the argument contains information that suggests a possible fallacy of incomplete evidence, explain why.
Not a statistical syllogism
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The case of MacPherson v. Buick Motor Car in 1916 changed product liability law. As a result of it, the courts
A) expanded the liability of manufacturers for injuries caused by defective products. B) adopted the principle of caveat emptor. C) permitted consumers to sue the retailer from whom they had purchased the product. D) adopted the principle of strict liability.
According to W. D. Ross, we have immediate intuitive knowledge of the basic prima facie moral obligations/principles
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What philosopher argued that reality can be explained in terms of the smallest pieces of matter he called atoms?
a. Aristotle b. Plato c. Saint Augustine d. Democritus
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.