A confirming instance of a hypothesis is
A. a demonstration of its explanatory power.
B. a case in which an implication of the hypothesis is observed to be true.
C. its susceptibility to empirical testing.
D. its conformity with other well-established hypotheses.
B. a case in which an implication of the hypothesis is observed to be true.
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a) Ken Duke was a prisoner at the time of the transplant. b) The state of California ended up paying the estimated $1 million cost of the transplant. c) If the transplant had not been done, Ken Duke's estate could have sued the state. d) all of these choices
Most causal arguments are inductive
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Identify which fallacy has been committed. The needle exchange program is an obvious blunder. Any such program would require that workers know how to find illegal drug users. And the only way to do this is to interact with such criminals. And of course, anyone who knowingly interacts with criminals can't be trusted with running a government-funded program
a. Fallacy of Positioning b. Guilt by Association c. Appeal to Fear d. Straw Person Fallacy e. Appeal to Pity f. Abusive Ad Hominem g. Poisoning the Well
Is "L ? C, C ? (E ? L) .•. C v (E ? L)" valid or invalid? Which specific rows, if any, in the truth table for it are relevant to answering this?
A) invalid; 3rd row B) valid; it has no rows showing invalidity C) invalid; 7th and 8th rows