Exam 7: Evaluate Arguments: Four Basic Tests

In the context of the argument making, there is no point to giving reasons __________.

Which of the following statements about argument making is true?

Given a reason offered in support of a claim, these are the four conditions that must be met for that argument to be considered worthy of acceptance. In order of their application, the third condition is:

What is the reasoning that supports this claim the book makes? "Being able to explain why an argument is unworthy of acceptance is a stronger demonstration of one's critical thinking skills than being able to remember the names of the different types of fallacies."

The second presupposition of the practice of argument making is the hypothetical that __________.

The _______ test condition that an argument must meet in order to be considered worthy of acceptance is that if the reason were true, it would imply, entail, strongly warrant, or strongly support the conclusion making the conclusion (claim) true or very probably true.

The assumption that premises are true provides a reasonable basis for moving to consider next which aspect of the argument?

A good argument or a worthy argument is an argument that merits being accepted as a proof that its conclusion is true or very probably true.

Logicians call an argument with true premises that has also passed the Test of Logical Strength a __________.

The _______ test condition that an argument must meet in order to be considered worthy of acceptance is that the truth of the claim depends on the truth of the reason.

Consider the positive evaluative adjectives: "Sensible, Well-Educated, Informed, Truth-Seeking, Open-Minded, Persuasive, and Confident." The adjectives in that list typically best apply to which of the following?

"When we were discussing thermodynamics the other day, Dave didn't say anything. That must mean he doesn't know anything about the topic." What would be the most useful question to debunk this claim?

The practice of argument making rests in part on the presumption upon which so much of human discourse depends, namely that __________.

Argument making always involves winning or losing a verbal confrontation.

Chris makes this argument to himself: "Everybody I know has at least one tattoo, most of my friends have three or four, but I have only one. So, it's about time that I get another tattoo." By making this argument Chris is actually engaging in __________.

Consider the positive evaluative adjectives: "Well-Documented, Strongly Supported, Well-Argued, Certain, True, Reasonable, Plausible, and Probable." The adjectives in that list typically best apply to which of the following?

The book highlights this warning: "Dismissing an otherwise-worthy claim simply because one or more of the arguments made on its behalf contains false reasons is one of the most common human reasoning errors." What is the basis for this?

Given a reason offered in support of a claim, these are the four conditions that must be met for that argument to be considered worthy of acceptance. In order of their application, the second condition is:

Given a reason offered in support of a claim, these are the four conditions that must be met for that argument to be considered worthy of acceptance. In order of their application, the first condition is:

The _______ test condition that an argument must meet in order to be considered worthy of acceptance is that the truth of the reason does not depend on the truth of the claim.