Exam 2: Cost Behavior and Cost Estimation

Analyze the argument passage below, addressing the following as appropriate: specify the issues addressed; identify premises and conclusions; classify as inductive or deductive; supply missing premises; separate arguments from window dressing; identify claims better left unstated. No floor with two-by-four joists on two-foot centers is strong enough. So this floor isn't strong enough. This floor has two-by-four joists on two-foot centers.

Supply a general principle that, assuming it is , makes the following into a relatively strong inductive argument: Deborah loves American Idol. It's a good bet she watches Dancing with the Stars, too.

Analyze the argument passage below, addressing the following as appropriate: specify the issues addressed; identify premises and conclusions; classify as inductive or deductive; supply missing premises; separate arguments from window dressing; identify claims better left unstated. The almond trees have not blossomed. It is not yet the middle of February. The almond trees do not blossom before the middle of February.

Analyze the argument passage below, addressing the following as appropriate: specify the issues addressed; identify premises and conclusions; classify as inductive or deductive; supply missing premises; separate arguments from window dressing; identify claims better left unstated. The general population of the country has a favorable impression only of those members of the administration who get good press reviews, and Madelaine Albright, the Secretary of State, is the only current member of the administration who is getting good press. So she's the only one the country has a good impression of these days.

Identify the following passage as containing an argument, two arguments, or no argument; if it contains an argument, identify the conclusion(s); and, if it contains two arguments, indicate which argument is the principal argument. "Hey, see that bald dude over there? You know how old that guy is? He's my teacher." "I dunno. Fifty, maybe." "He's not fifty. He's almost seventy." "Must eat a lot of Grow Pup." "I guess! He's a good teacher, too. He really communicates. Makes you remember stuff. I forget now what the course was. . . ."

Identify the following passage as containing an argument, two arguments, or no argument; if it contains an argument, identify the conclusion(s); and, if it contains two arguments, indicate which argument is the principal argument. The market for Jackson Pollock paintings has collapsed virtually overnight.

Analyze the argument passage below, addressing the following as appropriate: specify the issues addressed; identify premises and conclusions; classify as inductive or deductive; supply missing premises; separate arguments from window dressing; identify claims better left unstated. I'd advise you not to vote for Melton. Melton is very radical. You shouldn't vote for radicals.

Supply a general principle that, assuming it is , makes the following into a relatively strong inductive argument: I'd bet the TV doesn't work right. Josh was messing with it.

A) Analyze the argument passage below, addressing the following as appropriate: specify the issues addressed; identify premises and conclusions; classify as inductive or deductive; supply missing or clarifying premises; separate arguments from window dressing; identify claims better left unstated. B)Diagram the argument. I'll bet a dollar that Booth picks Chapman as his new vice president. Booth and Chapman have been on a first-name basis for a long time, and Booth usually rewards his friends.

Supply a general principle that, assuming it is , makes the following into a relatively strong inductive argument: Jordan keeps his word. He is a man of good character.

Identify the following passage as containing an argument, two arguments, or no argument; if it contains an argument, identify the conclusion(s); and, if it contains two arguments, indicate which argument is the principal argument. Is Bill Clinton's behavior prior to his becoming President relevant to how he should be judged in office? Yes: 22%; No: 71%. -From a telephone poll of 800 adult Americans taken for Time/CNN by Yankelovich Partners, Inc.

Analyze the argument passage below, addressing the following as appropriate: specify the issues addressed; identify premises and conclusions; classify as inductive or deductive; supply missing premises; separate arguments from window dressing; identify claims better left unstated. Sal is probably going to be late, since the traffic is so bad. And he said he had an errand to run on his way over here.

A) Analyze the argument passage below, addressing the following as appropriate: specify the issues addressed; identify premises and conclusions; classify as inductive or deductive; supply missing premises; separate arguments from window dressing; identify claims better left unstated. B) Diagram the argument. The Gallup people estimate that most Americans believe that physicians' fees are excessive. I know everyone I talk to thinks that. But we'll never have socialized medicine in this country. Americans will pay any amount for the freedom to choose their own doctors; that's what history tells us.

"Jose is taller than Bill, and Bill is taller than Margaret. Therefore, Jose is taller than Margaret." This argument is best considered

Analyze the argument passage below, addressing the following as appropriate: specify the issues addressed; identify premises and conclusions; classify as inductive or deductive; supply missing premises; separate arguments from window dressing; identify claims better left unstated. It isn't too late. The bars haven't closed. If the bars haven't closed, then it isn't too late.

Analyze the argument passage below, addressing the following as appropriate: specify the issues addressed; identify premises and conclusions; classify as inductive or deductive; supply missing premises; separate arguments from window dressing; identify claims better left unstated. A combination of anti-HIV drugs has proven much more successful than the use of any single drug. But that means successful treatments are going to be even more expensive, because taking the drugs in combination has to cost more than taking just a single drug.

A) Analyze the argument passage below, addressing the following as appropriate: specify the issues addressed; identify premises and conclusions; classify as inductive or deductive; supply missing premises; separate arguments from window dressing; identify claims better left unstated. B) Diagram the argument. Look, there's no sign of smoke from the cabin. If he were there, he'd have a fire. We'd see the smoke, unless he couldn't find any dry wood. But there's a lot of dry wood around. Notice also that you don't hear his dog. He's not there. If you don't hear his dog, he's not there.

And that television set is much too big for your living room anyway. You shouldn't buy any television set that's too big for your living room.

Supply a general principle that, assuming it is , makes the following into a relatively strong inductive argument: There is a south wind. We'll be getting rain.

"The ensemble played an encore at last year's concert, and I'm pretty sure they played one the year before as well. So they will most likely play an encore at this year's concert."This argument is best considered