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A(n) ___term is used to indicate that the speaker has some reasons for what he says without actually specifying what those reasons are.

11. Question 11 A(n) ___term is used to indicate that the speaker has some reasons for what he says without actually specifying what those reasons are. 1 / 1 point   G =…

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Indicate which of the proposed reconstructions best captures the italicized argument in the following passages from Ben Selznik, “Make it 18”:

29. Question 29 Indicate which of the proposed reconstructions best captures the italicized argument in the following passages from Ben Selznik, “Make it 18”: “The drinking age is not set…

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12. Indicate the best way to complete the following sentence. An argument can be sound (in the technical sense used in this course) when:

12. Question 12 12. Indicate the best way to complete the following sentence. An argument can be sound (in the technical sense used in this course) when: 1 point   (i)…

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Indicate which of the proposed reconstructions best captures the italicized argument in the following passages from Steven Jay Gould, “The Panda’s Thumb”

29. Question 29 Indicate which of the proposed reconstructions best captures the italicized argument in the following passages from Steven Jay Gould, “The Panda’s Thumb”: … The message is paradoxical…

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This passage is by John Russell: “There never was a painter like Thomas Eakins, who was born in 1844, died in 1916

17. Question 17 This passage is by John Russell: “There never was a painter like Thomas Eakins, who was born in 1844, died in 1916…. It is not simply that…

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Which of the following sentences could be added as a suppressed premise to make this argument valid?

28. Question 28 Which of the following sentences could be added as a suppressed premise to make this argument valid? Joe does not like steak. Therefore, some farmers don’t like…