Identify the Conclusion of Each of the Following Arguments

question 33

Multiple Choice

Identify the conclusion of each of the following arguments. Remember to remove any conclusion indicators.
-If we want to combat AIDS, then we must prevent drug users from sharing dirty needles. If we must prevent the sharing of dirty needles, then the ban on selling needles should be lifted. And obviously, we do want to combat AIDS. The ban on selling hypodermic needles should be lifted.

• A) The ban on selling hypodermic needles should be lifted.
• B) We must prevent drug users from sharing dirty needles.
• C) If we want to combat AIDS, then we must prevent drug users from sharing dirty needles.
• D) If we must prevent the sharing of dirty needles, then the ban on selling needles should
• Be lifted.
• E) We do want to combat AIDS.

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Definitions:

Structural Model

A representation that outlines the arrangement and connectivity of components within a system or theory.

Iceberg Model

A metaphor used in psychology and other fields to illustrate that only a small part of a person's mind or situation is visible, while the majority is hidden beneath the surface.

Libido

A term used in psychoanalytic theory to denote the energy associated with sexual drives and desires.

Oedipus Complex

A Freudian theory that suggests a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent.