3. Which of the following represents a deductively valid argument argument in fa

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3. Which of the following represents a deductively valid argument argument in favor of legalized abortion (pro-choice)? A. PREMISE 1: A woman ought to be allowed to make all decisions regarding medical procedures B. Premise 1: Many women died of back-alley abortions before it was legal in the U.S. Premise 2: C. Premise 1: Religion has no place in government. Premise 2: Many common pro-life arguments are that effect her body. PREMISE 2: Abortion is a medical procedure that effects a woman's body Conclusion: Therefore, women should be allowed to decide to have abortions. Women dying is bad, and should be avoided. Conclusion: Therefore, we should make back-alley abortions illegal. religious in nature. Conclusion: Abortion should be legal 4. Marxism is usually categorized as a materialist philosophy; what does the word materialist mean in this context? A. Like saying that a celebrity is materialist, this means that Manx valued acquiring fancy material possessions over all other priorities. B. Similar to Buddhism, Marx taught that material possessions lead to attachment, which lead to suffering. C. Marx taught that the material world is all there is; all premises in proposing a view of life must start with real observations of real people doing things: the material world. D. None of the above. 5. T/F An inductive argument is one where if the premises are true, then the conclusion must be true.

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3. The correct answer is option A.

This is because the conclusion directly follows from the two premises which is of the form AAA and therscore it is a valid form of deductive argument.

4. The correct option is C.

This is because Marx’s principle of dialectical materialism is based on the analysis of real life conditions and practices of human beings which lead to concrete artefacts or materials such as labour leads to surplus, patriarchy leads to gendered division of labour, etc.

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