Question 1

When something is needed to bring about something else, but is not good enough to bring it about by itself, it is considered

Accepted Answer

A)  sufficient 
B)  absolute 
C)  irrelevant 
D)  necessary 
A)  sufficient 
B)  absolute 
C)  irrelevant 
D)  necessary D

Question 2

Hume understood causation to merely be a ______________ of events.

Accepted Answer

A)  lack 
B)  constant conjunction 
C)  elimination 
D)  lot 
A)  lack 
B)  constant conjunction 
C)  elimination 
D)  lot B

Question 3

Two events that are correlated, but not causally related, are

Accepted Answer

A)  coincidental 
B)  simple 
C)  overrated 
D)  none of the above 
A)  coincidental 
B)  simple 
C)  overrated 
D)  none of the above A

Question 4

For which of the following is it important to understand cause?

Accepted Answer

A)  providing explanations 
B)  making predictions 
C)  assigning responsibility 
D)  all of the above 
A)  providing explanations 
B)  making predictions 
C)  assigning responsibility 
D)  all of the above

Question 5

A good explanation accounts for all of the relevant facts, but may create more puzzles than it solves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When one offers an unjustified chain of events, that person is

Accepted Answer

A)  reversing the cause and effect 
B)  offering a slippery slope 
C)  confusing the effect for the cause 
D)  none of the above 
A)  reversing the cause and effect 
B)  offering a slippery slope 
C)  confusing the effect for the cause 
D)  none of the above

When something is needed to bring about something else, but is not good enough to bring it about by itself, it is considered

Hume understood causation to merely be a ______________ of events.

Two events that are correlated, but not causally related, are

For which of the following is it important to understand cause?

A good explanation accounts for all of the relevant facts, but may create more puzzles than it solves.

When one offers an unjustified chain of events, that person is

Critical Thinking

The Nature of Argument

The Structure of Argument

Relevance

Language

Truth and Acceptability

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Exam 7: Inductive Argument Causal Reasoning

When something is needed to bring about something else, but is not good enough to bring it about by itself, it is considered

Hume understood causation to merely be a ______________ of events.

Two events that are correlated, but not causally related, are

For which of the following is it important to understand cause?

A good explanation accounts for all of the relevant facts, but may create more puzzles than it solves.

When one offers an unjustified chain of events, that person is

Critical Thinking

The Nature of Argument

The Structure of Argument

Relevance

Language

Truth and Acceptability

Filters