According to Carl Cohen, “No matter who the beneficiaries may be or who the victims, preference on the basis of race is morally wrong. It was wrong in the distant past and in the recent past; it is wrong now; and it will always be wrong.” Cohen’s position rejects strong affirmative action policies on nonconsequentialist grounds.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer: True
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Unlike the Buddha, Mahavira:
a. denied the existence of God. b. taught the path of radical asceticism. c. was born into the Kshatriya class of rulers and warriors. d. promoted animal sacrifices to attain moksha.
What is pharming?
a) the use of animal cloning to produce drugs b) the use of animal cloning to produce higher-yield food animals c) a type of gene therapy d) the cloning technique used to produce Dolly
"Dear Professor Lott: I can't believe you took off points from my papper because it contained multiple spelling errors. You sea, I always spell-check whatever eye right, sew I no my writings contain know spelling errors." Identify the fallacy that applies to this example.
A. The fallacy of hasty generalization B. The questionable cause fallacy C. The fallacy of inconsistency D. The weak analogy fallacy E. None of the answers are correct
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Dr. Niels Langer, the universally recognized climatologist, says that global warming is an extremely important problem that must be addressed immediately. Therefore, we should take him at his word and get to work on solving this problem right now
A) No fallacy. B) Appeal to the people. C) Appeal to unqualified authority. D) Begging the question. E) Appeal to force.