D265 Section 1 Quiz B
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D265 Section 1 Quiz B
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Piyawatchara Dcosta
Choosing a degree program is an important decision.
What degree should I pursue?
I could pursue a degree in art.
I've always wanted to be an artist, but I'm not sure you have to have a degree in art to be
one.
What degree should I pursue? I could pursue a degree in business, or I could pursue a degree in art. I’ve always wanted to be an artist, but I’m not sure you have to have a degree in art to be one. On the other hand, a degree in business seems optional as well. It looks like the choice really is up to me. Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?
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I have fond memories of growing up in this house. I remember I would ride my bike all over the neighborhood, then drop my bike on the sidewalk to explore the woods. Back then, no one would steal it! I would come back and the bike would always be there. If we sell this house I would feel a great sense of loss.
Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?
3.
If we were to sell this house I would feel a great sense of loss.
We sell this house.
We should not sell this house.
I would come back and the bike would always be there.
It's time to close the door.
The door is closed.
Close the door.
The door isn't closed!
Which sentence is a non-proposition?
4.
Let's drive to Indianapolis.
How far away is Indianapolis?
Is it a good idea to drive to Indianapolis right now?
I drove to Indianapolis yesterday.
Which sentence expresses a proposition?
5.
I have seven cats and two children.
I don't see the data here, so where else can I find it?
Which sentence expresses a complex proposition?
6.
Every year, two hundred thousand people in our city who have no other means of income
are laid off.
Completing this course will require multiple steps.
The potatoes haven’t grown; the corn has grown; I’m reading the almanac correctly;
this was actually the expected outcome; we started our garden too early
The potatoes haven’t grown but the corn has; I’m reading the almanac correctly; this was
actually the expected outcome; we started our garden too early
The almanac states that corn must be planted at a different time than potatoes; I’m read-
ing the almanac correctly; this was the expected outcome
If I’m reading the almanac correctly, this was actually the expected outcome. We started
our garden too early. The potatoes haven’t grown. The corn has grown
The potatoes haven’t grown, but the corn has. If I’m reading the almanac correctly, this was actually the expected outcome because we started our garden too early.
Which of the following represents a breakdown of the above passage into simple propositions?
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We may have three cups.
We don’t have enough cups.
We need four cups.
I will buy some cups.
We have either two cups or three cups. But we need four cups. So in any case, we don’t have enough cups.
Which of the following is a premise of the argument above?
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Some third party may represent my point of view
How can I be expected to choose between them?
I don’t think either of those are more important than the other.
Neither party really represents my point of view.
One political party thinks we should allow more funding for infrastructure. The other political party thinks we should instead fund the military more. But I don’t think either of those are more important than the other. So neither party really represents my point of view. How can I be expected to choose between them?
Which of the following is the conclusion of the argument above?
9.
Because
Therefore
In light of the fact that
If
Which words or phrases are premise indicators? (Choose two)
10.
Since
So
As a result
Given that
Which words or phrases are conclusion indicators? (Choose two)
11.
You have little ambition and no talent.
If we have to choose between Soccer and Basketball, we have to go the Soccer game
because it’s a much more interesting game.
If there are more than ten mistakes in the report, you have to do it again.
Since the specimen has been in the ground for at least two days, it is likely to have
sprouted.
Which sentences are arguments? Choose two
12.
It seems the bookshelf fell because there was an earthquake.
Because the bookshelf fell, it seems there was an earthquake.
Fear leads to anger, and anger leads to the dark side, hence fear leads to the dark
side.
There is no trying, there is only doing or not doing.
Which sentences are arguments? Choose two.
13.
Deductive
Strong
Valid
A woman was mugged on the way to church yesterday. Clearly, the only effective response to this is to install additional street lights in the neighborhood.
Which of the following accurately describes this argument?
14.
Weak
Valid
Strong
Weak
Sound
I have been fishing in this lake for twenty years, and I’ve caught a thousand bass in that time. I’ve never seen one that comes close to weighing fifty pounds. The wildlife manual says bass average fifteen pounds and that bass weighing as much as twenty five pounds are extremely rare. So, I’m not saying you are lying, but I do not believe that the bass you caught in this lake really weighs fifty pounds.
Which of the following accurately describes this argument?
15.
Inductive
Valid
Invalid
Deductive
We have to budget more to sales, because our revenue is negative and every time revenue goes negative, the sales budget must be increased.
Which of the following accurately describes this argument? Choose two.
16.
Valid deductive inference
Which phrase accurately describes an argument whose premises, if true, would successfully show that the conclusion is probably true but not necessarily true?
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Sound deductive inference
Strong inductive inference
Weak inductive inference
Modus Ponens
Modus Tollens
Affirming the Consequent
Denying the Antecedent
If your car is a Honda, it’s more expensive than mine. It is more expensive, therefore it’s a Honda.
Which argument form is this an example of?
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Modus Ponens
Modus Tollens
Affirming the Consequent
Denying the Antecedent
If I worked forty hours this week, then I can just work thirty next week. I did work forty hours this week, so I can just work thirty next week.
Which argument form is this an example of?
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Affirming the Consequent
Denying the Antecedent
The Fallacy Fallacy
Begging the Question
You’re justifying your position by creating a straw figure of my own argument. Therefore I reject your position.
Which fallacy is this an example of?
20.
Affirming the Consequent
Denying the Antecedent
The Fallacy Fallacy
Begging the Question
Snakes are nature’s worst animal, because in nature there is no worse animal than a snake.
Which fallacy is this an example of?
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