Question 1

How would you classify the following? You have to rob this bank with me. Remember, I helped you move into you apartment last week.

Accepted Answer

A)  appeal to faith 
B)  appeal to instinct 
C)  appeal to emotion 
D)  none of the above C

Question 2

Of the following, which is a part of an argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  truth 
B)  conclusion 
C)  questions 
D)  none of the above B

Question 3

Of the following, which is an opinion?

Accepted Answer

A)  I think chocolate tastes good. 
B)  Chocolate tastes good. 
C)  White chocolate does not include cocoa beans. 
D)  both a. and b. D

Question 4

As a general rule, what goes into determining who has the burden of proof?

Accepted Answer

A)  the person who makes the more extraordinary claim 
B)  the person who makes the louder claim 
C)  the person who makes the positive claim 
D)  both a. and c.

Question 5

When someone claims that his/her position is true because it hasn't been proven false, he/she is

Accepted Answer

A)  truth 
B)  ignorance 
C)  charity 
D)  simplicity

Question 6

We can falsify an opinion by pointing to the way the world is.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The following is a factual statement: Clouds are made of marshmallow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Let's say that we inductively conclude that since all of the ants that we've encountered have bitten us, then most ants bite. To show that the conclusion is unlikely (i.e., that the argument is not very strong) we need to find ants that do not bite.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Circular arguments offer justification that assumes the truth of that which is being justified.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Premises are supported by conclusions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Consider the following argument. Which claim is the conclusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consider the following argument. Which claim is the conclusion? 
B)  because all men are mortal and 
C)  he's a man.

Question 12

When you provide an argument that shows that another argument fails, you are providing a

Accepted Answer

A)  deductive argument 
B)  inductive argument 
C)  sound argument 
D)  counterargument

Question 13

What premise is implicit in the following argument? If you're a Democrat, then your favorite color is blue. So, you can see why Tom loves blue.

Accepted Answer

A)  Tom is a Democrat. 
B)  Tom is a carpenter 
C)  All blue things are democratic 
D)  none of the above

Question 14

An argument where the truth of the premises guarantees the truth of the conclusion is

Accepted Answer

A)  strong 
B)  inductive 
C)  valid 
D)  likely

Question 15

The following is an argument: Stanley wants a firetruck with a tall ladder and loud siren for Christmas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: The Nature of Argument

How would you classify the following? You have to rob this bank with me. Remember, I helped you move into you apartment last week.

Of the following, which is a part of an argument?

Of the following, which is an opinion?

As a general rule, what goes into determining who has the burden of proof?

When someone claims that his/her position is true because it hasn't been proven false, he/she is

We can falsify an opinion by pointing to the way the world is.

The following is a factual statement: Clouds are made of marshmallow.

Let's say that we inductively conclude that since all of the ants that we've encountered have bitten us, then most ants bite. To show that the conclusion is unlikely (i.e., that the argument is not very strong) we need to find ants that do not bite.

Circular arguments offer justification that assumes the truth of that which is being justified.

Premises are supported by conclusions.

Consider the following argument. Which claim is the conclusion?

When you provide an argument that shows that another argument fails, you are providing a

What premise is implicit in the following argument? If you're a Democrat, then your favorite color is blue. So, you can see why Tom loves blue.

An argument where the truth of the premises guarantees the truth of the conclusion is

The following is an argument: Stanley wants a firetruck with a tall ladder and loud siren for Christmas.