What is appeal to false authority? An appeal to false authority is an argument that states that we should listen to the opinion of a false authority figure, who is framed as a credible authority on the topic being discussed. … Can an appeal be rejected? Generally, the losing party in a lawsuit may appeal […]
What are some of the benefits and disadvantages of borrowing from other cultures?
What are some of the benefits and disadvantages of borrowing from other cultures? What are some of the benefits and disadvantages of borrowing from other cultures? Benefits include being about to take new and creative directions, not being forced to adapt to other cultures. Disadvantages would be having to send other out to discover these […]
Why is it called aa?
Why is it called aa? The book cover of Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th edition. AA derives its name from the title of this book and is written by AA members. AA was founded in 1935 in Akron, Ohio, when one alcoholic, Bill Wilson, talked to another alcoholic, Bob Smith, about the nature of alcoholism and a […]
What is the symbol of null set?
What is the difference between autocratic and dictator?
What is the difference between autocratic and dictator? The main difference between Autocracy and Dictator is that the Autocracy is a system of government and Dictator is a person who leads a dictatorship. A state of which is ruled by a dictator is called a dictatorship. What 2 terms are associated with autocracy? autocracy absolutism, […]
What is the opposite of ad hominem?
What is the opposite of ad hominem? ad rem would be the opposite of ad hominem, as what is pertinent, to the point, regarding the topic of discussion rather than to the interlocutor. How is ad hominem used? An ad hominem argument (or argumentum ad hominem in Latin) is used to counter another argument. However, […]
Which superpowers are possible?
Which superpowers are possible? Here’s a taste of the accessible wonders coming our way. Super strength. As seen in: The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, most of them really. Flight. As seen in: Captain Marvel, Superman. Invisibility. As seen in: Space Ghost, Iron Man. X-ray vision. As seen in: Superman, Wonder Woman. Do mutants exist? “Mutants […]
Did Athens defeat Sparta?
Did Athens defeat Sparta? The balance in power in Greece was shifted when Athens was absorbed into the Spartan Empire. It continued to exist under a series of tyrants and then a democracy. Athens lost its dominance in the region to Sparta until both were conquered less than a century later and made part of […]
How did Constantinople become so wealthy?
How did Constantinople become so wealthy? Constantinople became a rich and powerful city because it sat strategically on the Bosporus Strait, which cuts the city in half, giving easy access to… Why was Constantinople the richest city in the world? Constantinople was the largest and richest urban center in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea during the […]
Who gave the theory of consent?
Who gave the theory of consent? Consent is fundamental to social contract accounts of political legitimacy, arising as early as Plato’s Crito but most prominently in the 17th-century writings of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke Both Hobbes and Locke based the legitimacy of state authority on the consent of those ruled What was the philosophy […]