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Database System Concepts

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ISBN:9780078022159

Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Publisher:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Chapter1: Introduction

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1) A belief is worth accepting if: 1-It has not been proven wrong 2-It is accepted by our peers 3-We have good reasons to accept it 2) Probably the best advice for anyone trying to uncover or dissect arguments is: 1-Find the premises first 2-Find the conclusion first 3-Paraphrase the arguments 3) The function of an explanation is to try to: 1-Prove that a statement is true 2-Show why or how something is the way it is 3-Show that a statement is in dispute 4) The sentence - "Going to war was a mistake" is an example of: 1-An argument 2-An argument with an implied premise 3-A statement 5) Your believing that something is true: 1-Makes it probable 2-Makes it true 3-Does not make it true 6) For critical thinkers, the best way to deal with group pressure is to: 1-Proportion your belief to the strength of the reasons 2-Proportion your belief to the strength of group influence 3-Reject claims endorsed by groups 4-Accept only claims endorsed by preferred groups 7) Research shows that memories: 1-Are highly reliable 2-Are not exact copies of past events 3-Are unalterable 8) Prejudice is: 1-A belief or an opinion that most people disagree with 2-A judgement or opinion based on insufficient reasonings 3-A traditional belief 9) An inductive argument is intended to provide: 1-Valid support for its conclusion 2-Probable support for its conclusion 3-Truth preserving support for its conclusion 10) A deductively valid argument can not have: 1-True premises and a false conclusion 2-False premises and a true conclusion 3-False premises and a false conclusion 11) The classic argument - "All men are mortal, Socrates is a man therefore Socrates is mortal" is: 1-Inductively strong 2-Deductively cogent 3-Deductively valid 12) This argument - "If Buffalo is the capital of NY, then Buffalo is in NY, Buffalo is in NY, therefore Buffalo is the capital of NY" is: 1-Affirming the consequent 2-Disjunctive syllogism 3-Valid modus penens 13) It is reasonable to accept the evidence provided by personal experience only if: 1-It is backed by scientific evidence 2-There's no good reason to back it 3-Everybody else believes it 14) We fall into fallacious appeal to authority by: 1-Checking an experts credentials 2-Regarding a non expert as an expert 3-Regarding an expert as a non expert 15) The error of thinking that previous events can affect the probabilities in the random event at hand is known as: 1-The gamblers fallacy 2-The availability error 3-The appeal to ignorance 16) When we seek out and use only evidence that confirms our views, we are guilty of: 1-Fallacious appeals to authority 2-Confirmation bias 3-Appeal to ignorance 17) Fallacies can be psychologically even though they are: 1-Psychologically omnipotent 2-Logically flawed 3-Deductively valid 18) An unwarranted conclusion about an entire group of people is known as a: 1-Straw man 2-Red herring 3-Stereotype 19) The following paragraph – "85% of dentists who suggest that their patients chew gum recommend Orbit gum. Therefore, 85% of dentists recommend orbit gum" is an example of: 1-Valid deductive arguments 2-Strong inductive argument 3-Fallacy of unrepresentative sample 20) The following paragraph - "Computers will never be able to converse with human being well enough to be indistinguishable from humans" is an example of: 1-Nonargument statement of opinion 2-Valid deductive argument 3-Weak analogy 21) The following paragraph - "It’s true that I smoke, but I'm not going to worry about every habit I have. I could die tomorrow by slipping on a banana peel, so I will enjoy life today" is an example of: 1-Rationalization 2-Appeal to ignorance 3-Slippery slope 22) When we reason that just because B followed A, A, must have caused B, we fall for fallacy known as: 1-Faulty analogy 2-Hasty generalization 3-Post hoc, ergo propter hoc 23) The following paragraph - "I conclude that there is no intelligent life on other planet anywhere in the galaxy, since no one has ever confirmed that there is." is an example of: 1-Strong inductive argument 2-Hasty generalization 3-Appeal to ignorance

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