Description: Any form of argument where the conclusion is assumed in one of the premises. Many people use the phrase âbegging the questionâ incorrectly when they use it to mean, âprompts one to ask the questionâ. That is NOT the correct usage. Begging the question is a form of circular reasoning. Logical Forms: Claim X assumes X is true.
Sulphur Emission Control Area. Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECAs) or Emission Control Areas (ECAs) are sea areas in which stricter controls were established to minimize airborne emissions (SOx, NOx, ODS, VOC) from ships as defined by Annex VI of the 1997 MARPOL Protocol which came into effect in May 2005.
In a major step by Congress, Section 4 of the Exchange Act established the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a federal agency responsible for regulating the securities markets.ongress initially granted the SEC power to enforce the Exchange Act, but the SEC's enforcement powers have grown to include the Securities Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and other legislation. One important function of the SEC is to ensure that companies meet the Exchange Act's disclosure requirements.