_____ Is Socially Defined on the Basis of a Presumed

question 41

Multiple Choice

_____ is socially defined on the basis of a presumed common genetic heritage resulting in distinguishing physical characteristics.

• A) Race
• B) Ethnicity
• C) Caste
• D) Class

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Definitions:

Deductive Reasoning

A process of logical reasoning from one or more statements (premises) to reach a logically certain conclusion.

Modus Ponens

A logical argument form and a rule of inference that, if a premise implies a conclusion and the premise is true, then the conclusion must also be true.

Modus Tollens

A logical argument form that suggests if a implies b, and b is found to be false, then a must also be false.

Antecedent

An event, condition, or cause that logically or temporally precedes another; in grammar, the noun or noun phrase that a pronoun refers to.