Chapter 1, Level 1 Self-Quiz: BII

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She doesn't eat pork, chicken, beef, mutton, veal, venison, turkey, or fish. It follows that she must be a vegetarian.

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She won the lottery so she will quit her job soon.

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The officer shook his head, perplexed. The handprint on the wall had not been made by the librarian himself; there hadn't been blood on his hands. Besides, the print did not match his, and it was a strange print, the whorls of the fingers unusually worn. It would have been easy to match except that they'd never recorded one like it.  Elizabeth Kostrova, The Historian

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The idea that space and time may form a closed surface without boundary also has profound implications for the role of God in the affairs of the universe. So long as the universe had a beginning, we could suppose it had a creator. But if the universe is really completely self-contained, having no boundary or edge, it would have neither beginning nor end; it would simply be. What place, then, for a creator?   Stephen W. Hawking, A Brief History of Time

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Project Gutenberg eBooks are often created from several printed editions, all of which are confirmed as public domain in the United States unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition.   Project Gutenberg website

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Authoritarian governments are identified by ready government access to information about the activities of citizens and by extensive limitations on the ability of citizens to obtain information about the government. In contrast, democratic governments are marked by significant restrictions on the ability of government to acquire information about its citizens and by ready access by citizens to information about the activities of government.   Robert G. Vaughn, Transparency - The Mechanisms

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The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.   Arthur C. Clarke, Collected Essays

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The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an escape hatch for your opponent, so that he can gracefully swing over to your side without too much apparent loss of face.   Sydney J. Harris, as quoted in Journeys 7

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For nothing requires a greater effort of thought than arguments to justify the rule of non-thought. I experienced it with my own eyes and ears after the war, when intellectuals and artists rushed like a herd of cattle into the Communist Party, which soon proceeded to liquidate them systematically and with great pleasure. You are doing the same. You are the brilliant ally of your own gravediggers.   Milan Kundera, Immortality

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The only people who really listen to an argument are the neighbors.

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The National Biosafety Board has approved the release of genetically modified mosquitoes for field testing. This particular type of mosquito can spread the dengue fever and yellow fever viruses. Clinical trial at the laboratory level was successful and the biosafety committee has approved it for testing in a controlled environment. The males would be genetically modified, and when mated with female mosquitoes in the environment, it is hoped the killer genes would cause the larvae to die. The regional director cautioned that care be taken in introducing a new species to the environment.   Newspaper article, Field Testing Approved for Genetically Modified Mosquitoes

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