For the following, try to come up with an additional premise that will turn the passage into a deductively valid or an inductively strong argument. Usually this requires adding a general moral principle and, sometimes, an extra nonmoral claim as well. The idea is to guarantee that the "ought" claim follows from the "is" claim.We ought not to leave the showroom model's accessories off the price tag, since that will really mislead customers.

What will be an ideal response?


One ought not to mislead customers.

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(a) (p ïÆ' q) (b) (p & q) (c) ((p ïÆ' q) v ~q) (d) (~p ïÆ' (~q & ~r)) (e) ((p v ~q) ïÆ' r)

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

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The later Wittgenstein compared his philosophical methods to

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