In the eighth section Socrates argues: Since humans (and animals) seek what is good for them, they must have an idea of The Good
. But they do this from the moment of birth. Therefore, they have the idea at birth. This is an example of A) deductive reasoning.
B) inductive reasoning.
C) syllogistic reasoning.
D) translucent reasoning.
Deductive reasoning are those in which the conclusion necessarily follows from the premises. Validity is related to the structure or order of the premises, so that it would not be possible to start from true premises and obtain a false conclusion. Thus we say that this form of reasoning preserves the truth.
We can see that the paragraph shown in the above question is an example of deductive reasoning, because Socrates concluded that human beings "have the idea at birth" through a premise that states that men seek what is good for them, because they must have an idea of the good, but they do it from the moment of birth.
He became sickened by the war: the murders, captivity and the futility of it all. He merely wanted to salvage something and was convinced that there was an innocent soul inside the burning hut. <u>The Captain shot Eddie in the leg to keep him from running further into the hut and burning to death.</u>
The answer is Frederick Douglass. He wrote an autobiography entitled "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself." The book was written in 1845 and became a best seller. Consequently, it helped further the cause of abolitionism in the United States.
Answer: I believe that in life, you have to give things your best shot, do your best. You have to focus on what needs to be done, do the right thing, not the popular thing.
