Critical thinking-claims-truth and relevance

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A. Discuss the type of claim that is made in the following statements, whether factual, verbal, interpretive, or evaluative:

- Constantinople was famous for a thousand years as the capital of the Roman Empire.

- Not only would it be wrong to deprive a woman of the right to an abortion, but also it would be wrong for a baby to be born unwanted.

- When babies feel themselves falling they demonstrate a startle pattern by immediately extending their arms and legs. This can be construed as a carryover from our anthropological past when we needed to break our fall from the trees.

B. Evaluate the truth and relevance of this argument: ?There are no absolute truths.?

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