"There hasn't been a president for 100 years that wasn't a Republican or a Democrat. Therefore, it is likely that the next president will be a Republican or a Democrat." Identify the fallacy that applies to this example.
A. The weak analogy fallacy
B. The fallacy of false alternatives
C. The fallacy of hasty generalization
D. The questionable cause fallacy
E. None of the answers are correct
Answer: E
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a. strict determinism b. indeterminism c. compatibilism d. active self-determinismv
Vague claims are more difficult to prove false than precise claims.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Jesus most concerned himself with
a. the Scribes and Pharisees. b. the people in power. c. the pagan gentiles. d. the last, the least, and the lost.
Paul regards singleness (being unmarried) as
A. a prerequisite to a higher spiritual state. B. a practical response to the eschatological crisis. C. unseemly for adult Christians. D. a necessary condition for those entering the priesthood.