A) 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. B) Diagram the argument.Automobile air bags substantially reduce the chances of being hurt in a crash, and unlike seat belts, you can't forget to use them. What's more, there are almost no cases on record of a bag inflating when it shouldn't have and causing an accident. So, you're much safer buying a car with air bags than one without them.
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INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. The chief of the fire department issued a report stating that residential fires are down slightly from the prior year. Thus, it must be the case that residential fires are slightly down this year
A) Inductive. strong. B) Deductive, invalid. C) Inductive, weak. D) Deductive, sound. E) Deductive, valid.
What is the principle that can be defended under all stages of human development, according to Feyerabend?
a. Anything goes b. Act only on that maxim that you can will to be moral law c. The greatest good for the greatest number d. All things to all men
State three senses of the word 'cause' as in "A causes B."
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Which of the following is a female Bodhisattva?
a. Mengfu b. Xiang c. Buddha d. Guanyin