Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."Look at Bill Gates. He didn't go to college, and he's a millionaire. College is such a waste of time."
What will be an ideal response?
Hasty generalization/Generalizing from exceptional cases.
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When they arrive in Mecca at the beginning of the hajj, Muslims circumambulate the __________ seven times
a. Holy Qur'an b. kaaba c. site where Muhammad ascended into heaven d. tomb of Muhammad e. tomb of Abraham
How is the functionality of artifacts often framed?
a. In terms of teleological explanation c. In terms of cosmological explanation b. In terms of deontological explanation d. In terms of ontological explanation
Name the logical relation that holds between the two categorical statements that follow. In the case of subalternation, indicate which statement is the superaltern and which is the subaltern. If the pair does not exemplify any of the logical relations we have discussed, simply write "None." Some philosophers are not materialists. / Some nonmaterialists are not nonphilosophers.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following statements expresses a value claim?
A) Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World. B) The market capitalization of Wal-Mart is greater than that of Target. C) The goodness or badness of a human action is determined by its consequences. D) The Yankees are the best team in major league baseball. E) Christo's project in Central Park cost $21 million.