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For each of the following statements, (a) determine whether it is acceptable bec

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Question

For each of the following statements, (a) determine whether it is acceptable because it can be known a priori to be true, and (b) explain the basis for your answer.

1- Every aunt is a sister.

2- “I know of no studies that adequately describe what long-range effects slavery had on Africa, a continent where up to 50 million people, mostly males between the ages of fifteen and thirty-five, were forced to migrate to other worlds.” (David Lamb, The Africans [New York: Random House, 1987], p. 149)

3-A percentage is a fraction with 100 as the denominator.

4-Michael Moore was the producer of the film Sicko, which explored issues about medical insurance and the difficulties of uninsured persons.

Explanation / Answer

1) false, mother's sister also we call aunt.

2) false,

3) false, it is multiple of 100.

4) true.