Exam 2: Two Kinds of Reasoning

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. You've got to take Math 3.First of all,it's a required part of the general education program.Second,it's a prerequisite for several courses in your major.You've got to take all required parts of the general education program.You've got to take all prerequisites for courses in your major.

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. Either there's a burglar outside,or there's a dog in the garbage.There can't be a dog in the garbage because of the fence.So,it must be a burglar.Besides,I think I saw a flashlight beam,and it could only be a burglar that would make such a light.

Supply a general principle that,assuming it is true,makes the following into a relatively strong inductive argument: Mr.Zing has a background in psychology.He is bound to make a good chairman.

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 rules under which the IRS operates will change only if there are lots of complaints about IRS activities in the press,and there has not been that level of complaint the last year or two.Furthermore,the "internal culture" of the agency provides a powerful validation of its rules,and when that happens,you're not going to get rule changes.So I think it's safe to conclude that we won't be seeing any changes in the IRS rules in the near future.

Supply a general principle that,assuming it is true,makes the following into a relatively strong inductive argument: Rajbir's a professional dancer,so we can assume that Rajbir practices several hours a day.

If a strong argument has a false conclusion,then not all its premises can be true.

Sound arguments are deductive arguments that are _________.

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. "If you don't mow your lawn at least once a week,what happens is that when you do mow it,it'll turn brown later."

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. I've already won a hundred dollars in the state lottery,and hardly anyone wins that much twice.So I'm not likely to win that much again.

"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 taken as

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.

According to the text,in order to be sound,an argument must be

Supply a general principle that,assuming it is true,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 premises;separate arguments from window dressing;identify claims better left unstated.B)Diagram the argument. It seems pretty likely that all the smaller food stores around town are going to have trouble staying open.Jack's Market has closed,and the 5^th Street Market has closed,and now I hear that the Cash And Carry across town is going to fold up,too.You'd best get used to the idea of shopping at the big supermarkets,since those are probably going to be all that's left in another six months.

"Sheila's clarinet is French.It's a Leblanc,and all Leblanc instruments are made in France." This argument is best taken as

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. "Sixty Minutes" has been in the top ten in the Neilsen ratings for the last twenty years.It's a safe bet it'll be there this coming season as well.

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. If your shoes are too small,then you shouldn't wear them,and those are much too small.Besides,they're worn out.If the shoes are worn out,then you shouldn't wear them.

Arguments whose premises are intended to provide some support but less than absolutely conclusive support for the conclusion are _________.

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,what IS that stuff you're cooking,anyway? It smells like fish." "Fish! What do you mean,'fish'? That's a pot roast I'm cooking." "Oh ...say,you don't mind if I open a window,do you? No,it's not the fish-uh,roast;it just seems sorta warm in here."