Question 1

For which argument below are the premises independent?

Accepted Answer

A) Premises: The river's water level is falling.Fish require a high water level.Conclusion: The river's fish are endangered. 
B) Premises: It is not safe to smoke around an oxygen tank.Your friend is smoking near that oxygen tank.Conclusion: You should tell your friend to move away from the tank. 
C) Premises: The newspaper should cover all important stories.The election is an important story.Conclusion: The newspaper should cover the election. 
D) Premises: My mother says I have a nice smile.My father says I have a nice smile.Conclusion: I have a nice smile. 
E) Premises: Yoga is very relaxing.Relaxation would improve my heart health.Conclusion: Yoga would improve my heart health. 
A) Premises: The river's water level is falling.Fish require a high water level.Conclusion: The river's fish are endangered. 
B) Premises: It is not safe to smoke around an oxygen tank.Your friend is smoking near that oxygen tank.Conclusion: You should tell your friend to move away from the tank. 
C) Premises: The newspaper should cover all important stories.The election is an important story.Conclusion: The newspaper should cover the election. 
D) Premises: My mother says I have a nice smile.My father says I have a nice smile.Conclusion: I have a nice smile. 
E) Premises: Yoga is very relaxing.Relaxation would improve my heart health.Conclusion: Yoga would improve my heart health.

Question 2

Which of the following premises provides the strongest support for the conclusion that Pat is a coward?

Accepted Answer

A) Pat does not speed in front of the police. 
B) Pat runs away from spiders. 
C) Pat has never served in the military. 
D) Pat is afraid of the dark. 
E) Pat avoids public speaking. 
A) Pat does not speed in front of the police. 
B) Pat runs away from spiders. 
C) Pat has never served in the military. 
D) Pat is afraid of the dark. 
E) Pat avoids public speaking.

Question 3

Which of the following is an inductive argument?

Accepted Answer

A) Since puppets are like stuffed animals, and stuffed animals need to be cleaned regularly, puppets need to be cleaned regularly. 
B) Tele- is either a Greek root or a Latin root, but it turns out not to be Latin, so it must be Greek. 
C) Every person matters, and Selma is a person, so Selma matters. 
D) No one who has books is truly poor.But some people who have books have no money.So some people who have no money are not truly poor. 
E) If my job continues for three months, I will be able to set aside some money for investing.And it will continue for three months, so I will be able to set aside some money for investing. 
A) Since puppets are like stuffed animals, and stuffed animals need to be cleaned regularly, puppets need to be cleaned regularly. 
B) Tele- is either a Greek root or a Latin root, but it turns out not to be Latin, so it must be Greek. 
C) Every person matters, and Selma is a person, so Selma matters. 
D) No one who has books is truly poor.But some people who have books have no money.So some people who have no money are not truly poor. 
E) If my job continues for three months, I will be able to set aside some money for investing.And it will continue for three months, so I will be able to set aside some money for investing.

Question 4

What is the difference between an argument and an explanation?

Accepted Answer

A) An argument requires two people, but an explanation only requires one. 
B) An explanation is much longer than an argument. 
C) An explanation provides much more detail about a situation than an argument. 
D) An explanation is simply an argument that has been written out in paragraph form. 
E) An argument reasons forward from premises to conclusion, but an explanation reasons backward from a fact to its cause. 
A) An argument requires two people, but an explanation only requires one. 
B) An explanation is much longer than an argument. 
C) An explanation provides much more detail about a situation than an argument. 
D) An explanation is simply an argument that has been written out in paragraph form. 
E) An argument reasons forward from premises to conclusion, but an explanation reasons backward from a fact to its cause.

For which argument below are the premises independent?

Which of the following premises provides the strongest support for the conclusion that Pat is a coward?

Which of the following is an inductive argument?

What is the difference between an argument and an explanation?

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Exam 4: Argument Analysis

For which argument below are the premises independent?

Which of the following premises provides the strongest support for the conclusion that Pat is a coward?

Which of the following is an inductive argument?

What is the difference between an argument and an explanation?

Classification

Definitions

Propositions

Fallacies

Categorical Propositions

Categorical Syllogisms

Reasoning With Syllogisms

Propositional Logic-Propositions

Propositional Logic-Arguments

Predicate Logic

Inductive Generalizations

Argument by Analogy

Statistical Reasoning

Explanation

Probability

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