As a teaching device, Jesus used a short, easily recognized story about very human characters and events called a

a. parable.
b. psalm.
c. proverb.
d. sermon.


Answer: a

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A) Cogent. B) Valid. C) Sound. D) Uncogent. E) Invalid.

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A great good is identified as:

a. something that can be corrupted a great deal. b. something that cannot be corrupted. c. something that can be corrupted, but retain its goodness. d. a and c. e. none of these answers.

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One can show that an argument is poorly reasoned by showing that it is ________.

A. inductively invalid B. deductively invalid C. deductively weak D. inductively cogent

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According to Hume, human thought ___________.

a. is pure, formless, ethereal, and more real than any sensible reality b. is limited by nothing; it is boundless c. is subject to data acquired through the senses d. is founded upon a priori thinking

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