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Which category do hypocorisms and backformations belong to?

Is the word ‘so’ a lexical or functional morpheme? 

Please complete a logical analysis and truth value analysis on the following argument. Choose two: Argument: All philosophers are absent-minded. Arty is a philosopher. Arty is absent-minded.  Note for the truth analysis: assume the premises are inaccurate

Determine if the following argument is valid or invalid: If Alicia is alone on a trip, she will be afraid. She is not afraid. So, she’s not alone on the trip.

Which of the following was NOT mentioned or explored in this week’s lecture videos?

Select which informal fallacy is best represented by the following passage: If you think burning fossil fuels is so bad, then I guess you should stop driving your car.

Identify the conclusion in the following argument:David Hume is the greatest philosopher who ever lived, since Quine said that Hume was his favorite philosopher, and given that Quine himself was a great philosopher and someone who ought to know.

Select which informal fallacy is best represented by the following passage: Person A: “We should provide high schoolers with sex education classes, including how to use contraceptives, so that they can practice safe sex should they end up in the situation where they are having sex.” Person B: “Proponents of sex education try to encourage our children to a sex-with-no-strings-attached mentality, which is harmful to our children and to our society.”

Determine if the following argument is deductive or inductive: All philosophers are absent-minded. Arty is a philosopher. Arty is absent-minded. 

Determine if the following argument is deductive or inductive: Ethel graduated from Yale. People who graduate from Yale usually have a superior intellect. So, she probably has a superior intellect.