Deck 7: Inductive Argument Causal Reasoning

Question 1

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

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Hume understood causation to merely be a ______________ of events.

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

Answer 2

B

Question 3

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

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

Answer 3

D

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

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

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