Answer to Question #212978 in Philosophy for Josh

Question

i. Determine which of the following options correctly diagnose the problem with each of the sentences below: too vague, too narrow, too broad, circular or begging the question.

A. Humans are rational animals.

B. Time is the quantity that is measured by clocks.

ii. Explain your answer.

 

Answer 1

A. Humans are rational animals.

too broad. Because animals have a broad classification and since humans belong to the mammals group the person could have classified it as Humans are rational mammals.

B. Time is the quantity that is measured by clocks.

Too vague. Time cannot be said in terms of quantities and it's not measured by clocks but hours, minutes, and seconds.