Social Contract Theory Says That Leaders Receive Authority Over Other

question 21

Multiple Choice

Social contract theory says that leaders receive authority over other people

• A) from God.
• B) as established by their hiring contract.
• C) from those who will be under their authority.
• D) from other authority figures.

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Definitions:

Argument

A rationale or series of arguments presented with the goal of convincing others of the validity or fallacy of a certain action or idea.

Appeal to Ignorance

A fallacy that asserts a proposition to be true because it has not been proved false or vice versa.

Atlantis

A mythical island nation mentioned in Plato's works, "Timaeus" and "Critias," as a powerful and advanced civilization that purportedly sank into the ocean in a single day and night of misfortune.

Fallacy

An error in reasoning or argumentation that leads to a conclusion being invalid or deceptive, often due to a flaw in the structure of the argument.