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Logic Review
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define abuse.
to misuse, mistreat, hurt, or injure.
100
what does euthanasia mean?
ending the lives of terminally ill patients through physician-assisted suicide.
100
what is a basic form of contraception?
condoms, vasectomy, morning-after pill, etc.
100
do you try to buy local, organic produce/products?
if yes, high five!
100
in terms of natural deduction, the conclusion of an argument is derived from the ______
premises.
200
what is an example of animal abuse commonly implored by society?
laboratory testing, fur as fashion, enslaved for entertainment.
200
true or false: stem cells can only be derived from fetuses?
false.
200
true or false: abortion leads to breast cancer.
false.
200
what factors does organic farming exclude?
manufactured fertilizers, pesticides, hormones, livestock antibiotics, food additives, and genetically modified organisms.
200
if triangle, then square. square, therefore triangle. this is an example of what rule of inference?
modus ponens.
300
what does P.E.T.A. stand for?
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
300
what is the primary opposition to stem cell research?
religious nonsense.
300
what is the average age of a pregnant teenager?
15 years old.
300
what hormone is commonly found in non-organic milk?
rBST. (recombinant bovine somatotropin)
300
what is a sound argument?
a deductive argument that is valid and has all true premises.
400
what is the farming operation that construct cows to tight spaces, covered in their own fecal matter while force feeding them grain/corn on a daily basis?
feedlot farming.
400
indicate an instance in recovery in which stem cells would be beneficial.
stroke, mydocardial infraction, diabetes, osteoarthritis, parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury, alzheimer's disease, muscular dystrophy, deafness, multiple cancer sites, crohn's disease, etc.
400
name the two methods of abortion that currently exist in the U.S.
in-clinic abortions & the abortion pill (mifepristone/RU-486 ).
400
what is THE ONLY species that continue to consume milk after nursing?
humans.
400
6.1 - translate the following: If Kate Winslet and Jessica Biel do a comedy, then either Forest Whitaker will make a documentary or Paris Hilton will do a skin flick.
(K . J) horseshoe (F wedge P)
500
I say animal abuse, you say:
wrong and inhumane.
500
name one terminal illness.
ebola hemorrhagic fever, lesch-nyhan syndrome, pancreatic cancer, wegener's granulomatosis, lou gehrig's disease, sarcoidosis, etc.
500
42 million abortions are carried out annually. how many of those are done unsafely?
20 million.
500
which of the follow would NOT be affected by organic farming: food quality and safety, clothing quality and safety, soil conservation, climate change, probiotic consumption, nutrient leaching, biodiversity.
probiotic consumption.
500
who is the most amazing logic teacher this side of the atlantic?
Marcia Horton!