Question 24.24. (TCOs 2, 6) Aristotle wrote in the Nicomachean Ethics that ethic

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Question 24.24. (TCOs 2, 6) Aristotle wrote in the Nicomachean Ethics that ethical virtues are what? (Points : 4)

Gained by imitating worthy people

Natural-born abilities

Traits (such as wisdom, justice, courage, and temperance) that we acquire through our abilities of reason and which we practice until they become habits

Gained by concentrated study under disciplined teachers, much like coaching

Gained by specialized knowledge and study in very precisely defined subjects

Question 25.25. (TCOs 1, 6) "If someone appears to be violating the consistency principle, then the burden of proof is on that person to show he or she is in fact not violating the principle." What fallacy is being committed by the person who violates this statement? (Points : 4)

Red herring

inconsistency ad hominem

Utilitarianism

Justified exception to the rule

Strawman

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Aristotle wrote in the Nicomachean Ethics that ethical virtues are-Traits (such as wisdom, justice, courage, and temperance) that we acquire through our abilities of reason and which we practice until they become habits.

If someone appears to be violating the consistency principle, then the burden of proof is on that person to show he or she is in fact not violating the principle.inconsistancy ad hominem fallacy is being committed by the person who violates this statemen

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