Roger always purchased insurance for the 10 years he owned an expensive speedboat. since he never had an accident, the premiums he paid were

a. beneficial because roger was protected from financial loss
b. fruitless because roger received nothing in return
c. unnecessary because roger values long term security
d. wasted because roger preferred protection to present cash

Why is the united states a constitutional republic? why is china, which has a constitution, not one? compare the forms of government in the united states and china.

Bonus question: according to wikipedia, in chinese philosophy yin and yang "describes how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent." what are some examples from the story that amy tan may have intentionally incorporated elements of yin and yang philosophy into this story? select 2.

Chris, a master at office gossip and innuendo, says, "we know we have a corporate spy someplace in the organization, probably on the management team itself. there is no evidence that it is audrey. in fact, she's too clean, if you know what i mean. somebody should fire audrey; she's got to be the spy." by making this argument chris is actually engaging in (a) an appeal to emotion fallacy (b) a straw man fallacy (c) an appeal to ignorance fallacy (d) circular reasoning (e) an appeal to the mob fallacy