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What is the first step in the hypothetico-deductive method? Group of answer choices Deduce a consequence from a hypothesis. Reject the hypothesis if the consequence does not occur. Test whether the consequence occurs. Formulate a hypothesis. Flag question: Question 2 Question 2 1 pts What type of argument is the following? “The last pickle I ate from that jar was terrible, so the next one probably will be too.” Group of answer choices Statistical syllogism Appeal to authority Inductive generalization Argument from analogy Flag question: Question 3 Question 3 1 pts I know that Stephen has a lot of money. His parents drive Mercedes. His dogs wear cashmere sweaters, and he paid cash for his Hummer.The conclusion of the argument is ____________ Group of answer choices Stephen’s dogs wear cashmere sweaters. Stephen has a lot of money. Stephen paid cash for his Hummer. Stephen’s parents drive Mercedes. Flag question: Question 4 Question 4 1 pts What do you call the tendency to agree with what we see others believing or doing? Group of answer choices Stereotyping The bandwagon effect Confirmation bias Selection bias Status quo bias Flag question: Question 5

Question 5 1 pts Is the following argument valid or invalid? “If you are drunk, you shouldn’t drive. You are not drunk. So should drive.” Group of answer choices Valid Invalid Impossible to tell Flag question: Question 6 Question 6 1 pts The thesis in an argumentative essay __________. Group of answer choices is composed of premises. should be general so that one can write enough on the topic. is the claim that is being defended. is not as important as the problem. Flag question: Question 7 Question 7 1 pts Is the following argument valid or invalid? “No snakes eat vegetables. Cobras are snakes. So cobras do not eat vegetables.” Group of answer choices Valid Invalid Impossible to tell Flag question: Question 8 Question 8 1 pts The economy continues to descend into chaos. The stock market still moves down after it makes progress forward, and unemployment still hovers around 10%. It is going to be a while before things get better in the United States. Which of the following is the conclusion of this argument? Group of answer choices It is going to be a while before things get better in the United States. The economy continues to descend into chaos. The stock market still moves down after it makes progress forward. Unemployment still hovers around 10%.

Flag question: Question 9 Question 9 1 pts Arguments __________. Group of answer choices always have the same level of complexity. are always expressed in standard form. can include complicated chains of inference that build on themselves. have to be valid to be convincing. Flag question: Question 10 Question 10 1 pts Are you hungry? This statement is ___________________ Group of answer choices a claim. a non-claim. Neither a claim nor non-claim. Flag question: Question 11 Question 11 1 pts What type of fallacy, if any, is displayed in the following argument? “You are only opposed to welfare reform because you are rich.” Group of answer choices Appeal to emotion Ad hominem Slippery slope Equivocation No fallacy Flag question: Question 12 Question 12 1 pts In argumentation, criticism is __________. Group of answer choices a negative thing that tears people down. an evaluation of elements outside of the argument. a way to make oneself look smarter than another. an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the argument. Flag question: Question 13 Question 13 1 pts Confirmation bias is _________

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Group of answer choices the ability to prove that one’s conclusions are true. the willingness to change one’s mind at the drop of a hat. the tendency only to accept arguments with conclusions that one already believes. committing an informal fallacy. Flag question: Question 14 Question 14 1 pts Which type of inductive argument is the following statement? “He is late; there must have been traffic.” Group of answer choices Statistical syllogism Inductive generalization Appeal to authority Inference to the best explanation Flag question: Question 15 Question 15 1 pts All doctors are people who are committed to enhancing the health of their patients. No people who purposely harm others can consider themselves to be doctors. It follows that some people who harm others do not enhance the health of their patients. Which of the following is the conclusion of this argument? Group of answer choices All doctors are people who are committed to enhancing the health of their patients. Some people who harm others do not enhance the health of their patients. No people who purposely harm others can consider themselves to be doctors. None of the above Flag question: Question 16 Question 16 1 pts The purpose of a premise is to __________. Group of answer choices support the other premises of the argument. agree with the conclusion. provide support for the truth of the conclusion. provide a response to an objection to the argument.

Flag question: Question 17 Question 17 1 pts What type of argument is the following? “75% of people enjoy playing pickleball. So, Sean will enjoy playing pickleball.” Group of answer choices Argument from analogy Statistical syllogism Inductive generalization Inference to the best explanation Flag question: Question 18 Question 18 1 pts Suppose that the premises of an argument are: “If you can buy a Ferrari, then you have a lot of money. You don’t have a lot of money.” If the argument has the form modus tollens, what is the conclusion? Group of answer choices “You cannot buy a Ferrari.” “You should start saving your money.” “You will need a loan to finance the Ferrari.” “You can buy the Ferrari if your parents give you the money.” Not enough information is given to determine the conclusion. Flag question: Question 19 Question 19 1 pts An inductive argument (as opposed to a deductive one) _______________ Group of answer choices strives to give probabilistic evidence for the truth of its conclusion. goes from the specific to the general. attempts to be valid. is always cogent. is always sound. Flag question: Question 20 Question 20 1 pts Mike probably recycles because he drives a hybrid, and people that drive hybrids tend to be eco-conscious. Is this argument deductive, inductive, or neither? Group of answer choices Deductive Inductive

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