INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Either Honda or Nissan makes the Altima. But it isn't Honda. Therefore Nissan makes the Altima
A) Suppressed evidence.
B) No fallacy.
C) False dichotomy.
D) Composition.
E) Straw man.
B
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A) is usually written in the form of dramatic dialogues. B) doesn't force or challenge us to rethink our inherited beliefs. C) frequently contains arguments. D) can provide the pleasure of discovering new ideas.
The most salient texts of the classic Daoist tradition are called the
a. Zhuangzi and Doctrine of the Mean. b. Dao de jing and Zhuangzi. c. Analects and Dao de jing. d. Doctrine of the Mean and Analects.
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A) Inductive, strong. B) Deductive, invalid. C) Inductive, weak. D) Deductive, valid. E) Inductive, uncogent.
Marx was one of the most faithful supporters of religious systems
Indicate whether the statement is true or false