Sept 6 - Intro

Question 1

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Answer 1

Philosophers have argued that it is our “rationality”
that distinguishes human beings from other animals.

Question 2

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Answer 2

Far from being the work of an intelligent designer, the
mind is more like the helicopter a Nigerian man
constructed from discarded automobile parts.

Question 3

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Answer 3

Science is a socially networked system. It is not a body of
knowledge inside the head of individuals.

Question 4

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Answer 4

This is the foundation for all kinds of bad behaviour, from racism
to religious and ethnic conflict. Today we even see “tribes” of
vaxxers and anti-vaxxers.

Question 5

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Answer 5

Charities will specifically downplay ethnic or religious markers
in depictions of starving children, because people are less likely
to help people who are members of a different group.

Question 6

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Answer 6

According to Plato, every political community is like a cave. We
passively absorb the beliefs and values of our fellow cave-
dwellers, without reflecting upon whether they are true or right.

Question 7

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30% think it is at least possible that the media and government
exert mind-control through television.

Question 8

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Answer 8

Unfortunately, many “bad ideas” have significant,
harmful consequences.

Question 9

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Answer 9

Our early ancestors lived lives that were significantly
different from ours.

Question 10

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Answer 10

Thanks to scientific discoveries, we now have treatments and
cures for all kinds of diseases and medical problems that killed
our ancestors.

Question 11

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Answer 11

Perhaps due to the success of vaccinations, we have
forgotten what life was like when diseases killed
millions of children around the globe.

Question 12

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Sudden Infant Death syndrome

Question 13

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Answer 13

Distinguishing arguments from explanations can be
tricky.

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Because

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Due to the fact that

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Given that

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Being that

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Seeing that

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Since

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As

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For the reason that

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Therefore

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It follows that

Question 19

Thus

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We can concludeAs a result

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So

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Consequently

Question 21

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Answer 21

In chapter two, we will look at deductive arguments,
and in chapter three, we will look at inductive
arguments.