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Beheh

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Socrates believed that a correct understanding of the word justice will lead to the conclusion that
 
 

a. justice is a completely subjective concept.
  b. there is some common property that is present in all cases of justice.
  c. there must be a divine lawgiver to tell us what is just.
  d. the word has a number of different meanings.



Question 2

The method of argument which starts by assuming your opponents position is called
 
 

a. ad hominem.
  b. post hoc ergo propter hoc.
   c. reductio ad absurdum.
  d. petitio principii.




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shayla

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Answer to Question 1

b.

Answer to Question 2

c





 

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