INSTRUCTIONS: Use an ordinary truth table to answer the following problems. Construct the truth table as per the instructions in the textbook. Statement 1E Given the following statement: (G ? ? H) ? (H ? G) The truth table for Statement 1E has how many lines?
A) Six.
B) Eight.
C) Two.
D) Four.
E) Nine.
D
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Reconstruct the following as a standard-form syllogism; then, determine whether it is valid using either a Venn diagram or the rules of the syllogism."Not necessarily, Mr. Dalgliesh. Suppose it's a double bluff. Suppose he's saying in effect, 'Look, I can prove I knew the Whistler was dead. Whoever killed Hilary Robarts didn't know. So why aren't you looking for someone who hadn't been told that the Whistler's body had been found?'" -P. D. James, Devices and Desires
What will be an ideal response?
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each immediate inference. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint for these problems. All married bachelors are polygamists. Therefore, it is false that some married bachelors are not polygamists
A) Invalid, existential fallacy. B) Invalid, illicit subcontrary. C) Valid, no fallacy. D) Invalid, illicit subalternation. E) Invalid, illicit contrary.
Throughout this test, write your answer on the form provided. Erasure marks may cause the grading machine to mark your answer wrong. INSTRUCTIONS: The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each. Most fast food restaurants cook French fries and other foods in beef tallow. This is a flavorful shortening high
in saturated fat, which has been linked to heart disease. Chicken, which is low in fat, in a fast food sandwich has been found to contain more fat than a pint of ice cream. The reason fast food restaurants use beef tallow is that it makes food more flavorful and it is cheaper than alternative ways of cooking food. Dominic Salvatore, Managerial Economics, 3rd ed. A) Argument; conclusion: Most fast food restaurants cook ... in beef tallow. B) Argument; conclusion: Beef tallow makes food more flavorful ... cooking food. C) Argument; conclusion: Chicken, which is low in fat ... ice cream. D) Nonargument. E) Argument; conclusion: Beef tallow is a flavorful shortening ... heart disease.
What is a parable according to Harris?
A. brief, story comparing God's kingdom to some familiar object or action B. terse, quotable statement that questions conventional wisdom C. lengthy narrative concerning salvation D. a poem describing the Second Coming of the messiah E. a philosophical discourse concerning everyday life