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Argument ad hominem - Attacking a person's views by attacking his or her character argument by analogy - An attempt to persuade a listener/reader through the use of a comparison between two similar things. Argument by cumulative support - a meta-argument that, while admitting each individual argument or piece of evidence may be imperfect argument by generalization - drawing a broad conclusion from a small number of perhaps unrepresentative cases Argument by Statistical support - - Using ...

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According to Leibniz, what is the sufficient reason for the changing of the seasons? correct answer: God. Who among the following is NOT a proponent of "intelligent design"? correct answer: Richard Dawkins According to Julian of Norwich, how did mystical experience compare with reason as a source of knowledge about God? correct answer: It is as valid a source of knowledge as reason is. Identify a true statement about Hume concerning the arguments for the existence of God. correct a...

July 1 2005, service techs shall possess or work under someone who has a current certification indicating he or she has passed the ? California UST service technician exam ICC cert must be renewed every? 24 months Service techs must posses or be employed by a person who has the appropriate contractors license unless? The individual has a Tank testing licens Service tech is defined by any individual who? Test UST monitoring equipment Trouble shoots UST systems Installs ...

According to Epicurus, which desires may be occasionally satisfied when doing so does not lead to discomfort or pain? correct answer: desires that are natural but not necessary According to Aristotle, human happiness consists of: correct answer: pleasure Which of the following ideas was central to Thomas Hobbes's philosophy of values? correct answer: Good and evil simply denote that which a person desires or hates. Which of the following is considered a moral evil by Plato? correct ...

Which of the following branches of philosophy does NOT involve questions related to values? correct answer: Metaphysics _____ is defined as the philosophical study of art and of value judgements about art correct answer: Aesthetics The fallacy of ______ occurs when someone brings an irrelevancy into a conversation correct answer: red herring The fallacy of _______ amounts to transferring the qualities of a spokesperson to his or her insights, arguments, beliefs, or positions correct ...

Which of the following pieces of advice is more likely to come from a Stoic? correct answer: Become self-reliant and accept your fate in life with serenity and calm indifference. According to St. Augustine, moral evil comes from _____. correct answer: misdirected love Which of the following ideas was central to Thomas Hobbes's philosophy of values? correct answer: Good and evil simply denote that which a person desires or hates. Which of the following is considered a moral evil by P...

According to Epicurus, which desires may be occasionally satisfied when doing so does not lead to discomfort or pain? correct answer: desires that are natural but not necessary According to Aristotle, human happiness consists of: correct answer: pleasure Which of the following ideas was central to Thomas Hobbes's philosophy of values? correct answer: Good and evil simply denote that which a person desires or hates. Which of the following is considered a moral evil by Plato? correc...

Which of the following branches of philosophy does NOT involve questions related to values? correct answer: Metaphysics _____ is defined as the philosophical study of art and of value judgements about art correct answer: Aesthetics The fallacy of ______ occurs when someone brings an irrelevancy into a conversation correct answer: red herring The fallacy of _______ amounts to transferring the qualities of a spokesperson to his or her insights, arguments, beliefs, or positions correct ...

According to David Hume, what do we directly observe? correct answer: sense impressions According to David Hume, why can't past experience justify claims about the future? correct answer: We can never know whether or not the future will be like the past Arguments that attempt to establish something as a necessary precondition of the possibility of experience are called _____. correct answer: transcendental arguments According to the philosophy of Absolute Idealism, what is the relat...