Question 1

In logic, the term "argument" refers to a heated, nasty verbal fight.

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In logic, an "argument" refers to a set of statements or propositions, where some are premises intended to support or provide evidence for the conclusion.

Question 2

Argument or not an argument?
-The Beatles were the greatest rock band of all times.

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-The Beatles were...

Question 3

Argument or not an argument?
-The Beatles reached their height of fame and glory in July 1967.

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The answer of Argument or not an argument?
-The Beatles reached...

Question 4

Argument or not an argument?
-I do not recommend buying that stock.

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The answer of Argument or not an argument?
-I do not...

Question 5

Argument or not an argument?
-Which band do you prefer: The Beatles or the Stones?

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The answer of Argument or not an argument?
-Which band do...

Question 6

Argument or not an argument?
-The world contains much evil, a great deal of evil. An all-good, all-powerful, all-knowing God would never create a place with so much evil. So an all-good, all-powerful, all-knowing God does not exist.

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The answer of Argument or not an argument?
-The world contains...

Question 7

Argument or not an argument?
-It is impossible that something pop into being from nothing. But the universe was not created. Therefore, the universe must have simply existed from all eternity.

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The answer of Argument or not an argument?
-It is impossible...

Question 8

Argument or not an argument?
-Science indicates that the universe began a finite time ago. It is impossible that something might come into existence without a cause. Therefore, the universe has a cause. The cause of a thing always precedes the effect and is greater than the effect. Therefore, the universe has a transcendent cause that is greater than it. This being is what all reasonable people call "God."

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The answer of Argument or not an argument?
-Science indicates that...

Question 9

Argument or not an argument?
-It is impossible that something existed before time began. But time began when the universe began. Therefore, it is impossible that something created the universe.

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The answer of Argument or not an argument?
-It is impossible...

Question 10

Argument or not an argument?
-If our thoughts are nothing but physical events occurring in our brains, then our thoughts are fully caused by our brains. But our brains are purely material (physical) entities whose workings are ultimately determined by preexisting events and the laws of physics. Therefore, our thoughts are determined by preexisting events and the laws of physics, not by the laws of logic and the rational consideration of evidence.

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The answer of Argument or not an argument?
-If our thoughts...

Question 11

Argument or not an argument?
-Jimi Hendrix bought his first guitar at Myers Music, located on First Avenue in downtown Seattle, from old man Myers himself.

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The answer of Argument or not an argument?
-Jimi Hendrix bought...

Question 12

Argument or not an argument?
-Many people say Ringo was not a good drummer. But they are wrong. He was a very creative drummer in his own day, introducing many new forms into rock 'n' roll drums. On numerous songs, his drumming is very complex and interesting. He was also extremely steady and solid. It is hard to imagine the Beatles being the Beatles with a different drummer.

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The answer of Argument or not an argument?
-Many people say...

Question 13

Argument or not an argument?
-During the Battle of New Orleans, the American forces chased the British all the way down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. The British ran through the briars, and they ran through the brambles, and they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go. Those farmers with their squirrel guns really gave 'em hell.

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The answer of Argument or not an argument?
-During the Battle...

Question 14

Argument or not an argument?
-It is possible that our thoughts are physical events in our brains and that they track the truth as well. For it is possible that our brains evolved over time to be truth-tracking engines that aim at truth and that often hit it. Therefore, the mere claim that our thoughts are physical events in the brain does not show that they do not aim at truth, nor does it show that our thoughts are irrational and arbitrary.

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The answer of Argument or not an argument?
-It is possible...

Question 15

Argument or not an argument?
-Part of the road from Lexington, Massachusetts, to Concord, Massachusetts, is named "Battle Road" in honor of the historic battle fought on the very spot the morning of April 19, 1775.

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The answer of Argument or not an argument?
-Part of the...

Question 16

Argument or not an argument?
-Extreme wealth corrupts a person. Extreme poverty also corrupts. Steeply progressive income taxation is the best way to eradicate extremes in wealth and poverty. Therefore, government should use a steeply progressive income tax so as to prevent extremes in wealth and poverty and thus to make us better people than we otherwise might be.

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The answer of Argument or not an argument?
-Extreme wealth corrupts...

Question 17

Argument or not an argument?
-The right to property sets no limit on the amount of property one may justly accumulate, for the right to property is the right to accumulate any possessions as long as one's possessions result from voluntary exchanges.

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The answer of Argument or not an argument?
-The right to...

Question 18

Argument or not an argument?
-If rocking-horse people eat marshmallow pies, then Lucy will take a newspaper taxi to the sky, where she will find cellophane flowers of yellow and green, towering over her head as people walk by slowly. The flowers there grow so incredibly high!

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The answer of Argument or not an argument?
-If rocking-horse people...

Question 19

Argument or not an argument?
-Darn it. I forgot to turn the lights out again!

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The answer of Argument or not an argument?
-Darn it. I...

Question 20

Argument or not an argument?
-Please consider donating to the fund again this year.

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The answer of Argument or not an argument?
-Please consider donating...

Quiz 3: On Socratess Two Favorite Questions

In logic, the term "argument" refers to a heated, nasty verbal fight.

Argument or not an argument? -The Beatles were the greatest rock band of all times.

Argument or not an argument? -The Beatles reached their height of fame and glory in July 1967.

Argument or not an argument? -I do not recommend buying that stock.

Argument or not an argument? -Which band do you prefer: The Beatles or the Stones?

Argument or not an argument? -The world contains much evil, a great deal of evil. An all-good, all-powerful, all-knowing God would never create a place with so much evil. So an all-good, all-powerful, all-knowing God does not exist.

Argument or not an argument? -It is impossible that something pop into being from nothing. But the universe was not created. Therefore, the universe must have simply existed from all eternity.

Argument or not an argument? -It is impossible that something existed before time began. But time began when the universe began. Therefore, it is impossible that something created the universe.

Argument or not an argument? -Jimi Hendrix bought his first guitar at Myers Music, located on First Avenue in downtown Seattle, from old man Myers himself.

Argument or not an argument? -Part of the road from Lexington, Massachusetts, to Concord, Massachusetts, is named "Battle Road" in honor of the historic battle fought on the very spot the morning of April 19, 1775.

Argument or not an argument? -The right to property sets no limit on the amount of property one may justly accumulate, for the right to property is the right to accumulate any possessions as long as one's possessions result from voluntary exchanges.

Argument or not an argument? -If rocking-horse people eat marshmallow pies, then Lucy will take a newspaper taxi to the sky, where she will find cellophane flowers of yellow and green, towering over her head as people walk by slowly. The flowers there grow so incredibly high!

Argument or not an argument? -Darn it. I forgot to turn the lights out again!

Argument or not an argument? -Please consider donating to the fund again this year.