The Following Dispute: Dave

question 226

Multiple Choice

The following dispute: Dave:
I see in the paper that the man who has been in a persistent vegetative state for the past 12 years died yesterday.
Beth:
That's not correct. The man died 12 years ago when he permanently lost consciousness. It was only his body that died yesterday.
Is best described as:

• A) Irresolvable.
• B) Theological.
• C) Verbal arising from vagueness.
• D) Factual.
• E) Verbal, arising from ambiguity.

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Definitions:

Sink

A basin used for washing and typically connected to a water supply and drainage system.

Xylem

The tissue in plants that transports water and some nutrients from the roots to the leaves.

Bundle Scars

Marks left on the stem of a plant where vascular bundles or leaf traces have broken off or been removed.

Leaf Scar

Marks on a stem left when the petiole of a leaf breaks during abscission.