Identify the main issue in the following passage. If two or more issues are present, indicate how they are related-that is, does the settlement of one depend upon the settlement of the other?The results of a survey conducted by the Public Opinion Laboratory at Northern Illinois University show that on very basic ideas, vast numbers of Americans are scientifically illiterate, laboratory director Jon Miller said. Only about 5 percent of American adults have a minimal knowledge of scientific vocabulary and methodology and an understanding of the impact of science on the world (55 percent did not know that the Earth goes around the Sun once a year; 28 percent didn't know that the Earth goes around the Sun at all). In an election year when candidates are talking about the Strategic Defense
Initiative, acid rain, and the greenhouse effect, this survey shows that many Americans have little idea of what the candidates are talking about.
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Issue: whether American adults know enough about basic science to understand discussion of current scientific issues.
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Ethics involves thinking through questions concerning what we should do. Identify two examples of questions we might seek to answer using ethical thinking
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Hobbes’s theory of knowledge was a form of empiricism
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.According to the Nation of Islam, African Americans have descended from a tribe called _________, said to be the ancient pre-Islamic inhabitants of Mecca.
A. Shabazz B. Hijra C. Ashura D. Hajji
Analyze the argument passage below, addressing the following as appropriate: specify the issues addressed; identify premises and conclusions; classify as inductive or deductive; supply missing premises; separate arguments from window dressing; identify claims better left unstated.The blasted hedge clippers aren't working again. Must be the switch. That's usually the problem.
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