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Which fallacy of weak induction best describes the following example?
"If we allow the children to stay home from school today, they will expect to stay home every time it snows. Next they will expect to stay home whenever it rains, when it is too cold, too hot, or even too nice outside. Eventually the children will stay home from school every day."
a) Slippery slope
b) Appeal to ignorance
c) Hasty generalization
d) Equivocation - Correct Answer - a) Slippery slope
A soccer fan buys a jersey with his favorite player's name and number on the back.
When the player's performance decreases, the fan attributes it to the jersey he bought.Which fallacy of weak induction best describes this argument?
a) Appeal to ignorance
b) Post hoc
c) Shifting the burden of proof
d) Slippery Slope - Correct Answer - b) Post hoc 1 / 4
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"Peyton is an excellent dentist, so she sings well."
Which statement represents the hidden assumption that would make this argument valid?
a) All excellent dentists sing well
b) Peyton has many hobbies
c) Nobody who is a dentist also sings
d) Some singers are dentists - Correct Answer - a) All excellent dentists sing well
Which argument contains the general-specific pattern?
a) Dogs are domesticated carnivores, so dogs have been selectively bred.
b) Dogs are a subspecies of a wolf and collie is a breed of dog, so collies are wolves.
c) Dogs were the first species to be domesticated, so dogs make the best pets.
d) Dogs are keenly attuned to human behavior, so dogs are a person's best friend. -
Correct Answer - b) Dogs are a subspecies of a wolf and collie is a breed of dog, so collies are wolves.
Ren is an excellent barista, so he is a master chess player.
Which statement represents the hidden assumption that would best complete this argument?
a) Ren is very analytical
b) Ren is a master barista
c) Anyone who is an excellent barista must be a master chess player
d) Anyone can become a master chess player - Correct Answer - c) Anyone who is an
excellent barista must be a master chess player 2 / 4
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Traces of ammonia have been found in Mars' atmosphere. So there must be life on Mars.
Which statement summarizes the hidden assumption in the given argument?
a) Ammonia is a colorless gas with a pungent smell.
b) Mars is the only inhabitable planet in our solar system.
c) Only living things produce ammonia.
d) Ammonia levels are difficult to measure on Mars. - Correct Answer - c) Only living
things produce ammonia.
"All dogs have four legs. Grover is a dog, because Grover barks like a dog. So Grover has four legs."
Which statement represents indirect support?
a) All four-legged animals are dogs
b) Grover barks like a dog
c) All dogs have four legs
d) Grover has four legs - Correct Answer - b) Grover barks like a dog
"If magicians can pull rabbits out of hats, then magic is real. Magicians can pull rabbits out of hats. Therefore, I know that magic is real." Which two statements represent conjoint support when mapping this example to a body of propositions? Choose 2 answers.
a) I know that magic is real
b) Either magic is real or magic is not real
c) Magicians can pull rabbits out of hats 3 / 4
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d) If magicians can pull rabbits out of hats, then magic is real - Correct Answer - c)
Magicians can pull rabbits out of hats
d) If magicians can pull rabbits out of hats, then magic is real
Which sentence is a non-proposition?
- If the burglar did not go out the front door, they must have gone out a window.
- The earth is the third planet from the sun.
- Where are the keys to my car?
- Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. - Correct Answer - Where are the
keys to my car?
Did the company really close that deal? It has had a great year. Where is the president right now? Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
In the above paragraph, which sentence expresses a proposition?
- Where is the president right now?
- Did the company really close that deal?
- Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
- It has had a great year. - Correct Answer - It has had a great year.
Usually when home team fans come out smiling and celebrating at the conclusion of a match, that means the home team won. At the conclusion of the match, many home team fans came out smiling and celebrating. I, therefore, concluded that the home team won.
Which term describes this argument?
a) Inductive
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