Murphy Claims to Pity Fred

question 13

Essay

Murphy claims to pity Fred. He asks, rhetorically, "But why would I pity him if I thought that he was truly happy?" How is this question supposed to further Murphy's argument? Does it support Murphy's position and, if so, how?

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Definitions:

Coverslip

A very thin piece of glass or plastic used to cover specimens on a microscope slide for examination.

Opaque

Describing a material or substance that does not allow light to pass through; not transparent or translucent.

Compound Light Microscope

A microscope that uses a series of lenses to magnify objects in steps, using visible light for illumination.

High Power Objective

A microscope lens with high magnification, used for observing fine details of the specimen being studied.