Question 1

A syllogism is an argument with two premises and a conclusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

No welfare recipients are NBA all-stars. All welfare recipients are poor. Therefore, no NBA all-stars are poor. This argument is

Accepted Answer

A)  deductive, valid 
B)  deductive, invalid 
C)  inductive, strong 
D)  inductive, weak 
A)  deductive, valid 
B)  deductive, invalid 
C)  inductive, strong 
D)  inductive, weak

Question 3

If a deductive argument has true premises and a false conclusion, then the argument is

Accepted Answer

A)  weak. 
B)  uncogent. 
C)  strong but not necessarily uncogent. 
D)  invalid. 
A)  weak. 
B)  uncogent. 
C)  strong but not necessarily uncogent. 
D)  invalid.

Question 4

An argument in which the conclusion is claimed to follow probably from the premises is

Accepted Answer

A)  implicative. 
B)  inductive. 
C)  deductive. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  implicative. 
B)  inductive. 
C)  deductive. 
D)  none of the above

Question 5

An inductive argument that is strong and has all true premises is

Accepted Answer

A)  sound. 
B)  cogent. 
C)  valid. 
D)  valid but not necessarily sound. 
A)  sound. 
B)  cogent. 
C)  valid. 
D)  valid but not necessarily sound.

A syllogism is an argument with two premises and a conclusion.

No welfare recipients are NBA all-stars. All welfare recipients are poor. Therefore, no NBA all-stars are poor. This argument is

If a deductive argument has true premises and a false conclusion, then the argument is

An argument in which the conclusion is claimed to follow probably from the premises is

An inductive argument that is strong and has all true premises is

Introduction to Critical Thinking

Recognizing Arguments

Language

Logical Fallacies--1

Logical Fallacies--2

A Little Categorical Logic, Analyzing Arguments, Evaluating Arguments and Truth Claims

A Little Propositional Logic

Inductive Reasoning

Finding, Evaluating and Using Sources

Writing Argumentative Essays and Thinking Critically About the Media

Science and Pseudoscience

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Exam 3: Basic Logical Concepts

A syllogism is an argument with two premises and a conclusion.

No welfare recipients are NBA all-stars. All welfare recipients are poor. Therefore, no NBA all-stars are poor. This argument is

If a deductive argument has true premises and a false conclusion, then the argument is

An argument in which the conclusion is claimed to follow probably from the premises is

An inductive argument that is strong and has all true premises is

Introduction to Critical Thinking

Recognizing Arguments

Language

Logical Fallacies--1

Logical Fallacies--2

A Little Categorical Logic, Analyzing Arguments, Evaluating Arguments and Truth Claims

A Little Propositional Logic

Inductive Reasoning

Finding, Evaluating and Using Sources

Writing Argumentative Essays and Thinking Critically About the Media

Science and Pseudoscience

Filters