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PHI_103 Week 4 Quiz-Latest Update/PHI 103 week 4 quiz Which of the following is not true about inductive reasoning versus deductive reasoning? Which of the following is not one of the advantages listed in the text of using inductive reasoning over deductive reasoning? The following is one of the ways (listed in our text) to assess the quality of an inference to the best explanation: This form of inductive argument moves from the general to the specific: Which of the following is true of the dis...

PHI 103 Week 2 Quiz 2 Question 1 “All bumblebees are smooglewumps” is which type of statement? Correct! universal affirmative universal negative particular affirmative particular negative none of these Question 2 “No cats are dogs. Some cats are mammals. Therefore, some dogs are mammals.” This argument is __________. a mathematical argument an inductive argument a categorical argument an argument by definition Question 3 Identify the form of the followin...

PHI_103 Week 2 Quiz 1PHI 103 week 2 quiz 1 Question 1 1 / 1 pts The acceptable confidence level for an analysis or experiment __________. Question 2 1 / 1 pts “A mammals is any creatures that breathe air, have hair, and breast-feed its young. Dolphins breathe air, have hair, and breast-feed their young. Therefore, dolphins are mammals.” This argument is Question 3 1 / 1 pts One way to make an inductive argument weaker is to __________. Question 4 1 / 1 pts Inductive arguments are evalu...

Ancient Greek Philosophers Milestone exam (Complete) The value of the Socratic Method lies in showing students how to on their own, rather than having it dictated to them. RATIONALE The Socratic Method is a pedagogical method in which a teacher asks questions to which the student knows the answers, thereby leading him or her to the truth. The Method's value lies in showing students how to use what they know to gain additional knowledge. CONCEPT The Socratic Approach 2 Which of the foll...

PHI 103 Week 1 Quiz-Latest Update/PHI 103 Week 1 Quiz Question 1 According to the authors, judgments of faith __________. have no place in logical reasoning should be warranted should have no reasons supporting them always result in religious conflict Question 2 The conclusion of an argument is __________. a sentence that gives a reason why something is true a way to wrap up an argument without hostility the point in time at which the argument ends the claim that is sup...

PHI 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Week 1 Quiz-Latest Update- PHI 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Week 1 Quiz Question 1 According to the author, which statement would support cultural relativism but conflict with the best explanation of notion of “respect”? Question 2 According to the textbook, how do each of us live out answers to Socrates’s essential question? Question 3 According to the text, from a philosophical standpoint all intentional human action can be broken down into...

PHI 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Week 1 Quiz-Questions with Answers / PHI 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Week 1 Quiz Question 1 According to the author, which statement would support cultural relativism but conflict with the best explanation of notion of “respect”? Question 2 According to the textbook, how do each of us live out answers to Socrates’s essential question? Question 3 According to the text, from a philosophical standpoint all intentional human action can be broken down ...

PHI445 Week 5 Discussion, Discrimination Laws: Advantages and Disadvantages/PHI 445 Week 5 Discussion, Discrimination Laws: Advantages and Disadvantages