Please help i only have 1hr left ! QUESTION 2
Which of the following passages contain an argument in our technical sense of that word?
Do not walk on the grass.
Collard greens smell terrible.
Plant your flower bulbs at a depth of 6 inches so they will be protected from freezing temperatures.
The population of Wilson County is 81,455.

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QUESTION 3
Following the rules of logical reasoning leads to a payoff including:
Tend to minimize your false beliefs
Perform actions that don’t have such bad consequences.
Develop consistency among our beliefs
All of the above

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QUESTION 4
Real life decision-making often must work in a dynamic, unpredictable environment.
True False
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QUESTION 5
Logical reasoning cannot be learned or improved. Individuals are either naturally good at it or they are not.
True False
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QUESTION 6
Considering the benefits and drawbacks is also known as
isolating the good from bad
separating the sheep and goats
weighing the pros and cons
determining right and wrong

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QUESTION 7
Which of the following is NOT required in weighing the pros and cons?
evaluating the consequences
guessing the consequences of those various courses of action
finding the course of action that is 100% correct
considering the possible courses of action

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QUESTION 8
The first general characteristic of non-deductive arguments is that their conclusions are meant to be valid. True False
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QUESTION 9
Inductive arguments are meant to confer a high degree of on the conclusion
happiness
support
validity
probability

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QUESTION 10
A is a claim put forth as a reason for a conclusion.
premise
fact
opinion
enthymeme

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QUESTION 11
premises are the unstated claims or unstated assumptions of the argument.
Standard
Subtle
Implicit
Inductive

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QUESTION 12
A is a claim meant to be supported by reasons offered in the argument.
conclusion
premise
indicator
diagram

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QUESTION 13
state the facts, report on states of mind, express values, and so forth.
Descriptions
Reports
Explanations
Arguments

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QUESTION 14
arguments are meant to be valid and the truth of the conclusion.
non-deductive; confer a high degree of probability
non-deductive; guarantee
deductive; confer a high degree of probability
deductive; guarantee

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QUESTION 15
Arguments can only have one conclusion.
True False
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QUESTION 16
attempt to show cause or motivation.
Descriptions
Reports
Explanations
Arguments

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QUESTION 17
can be used to disambiguate a statement.
Vagueness
Experts
Context
Semantics

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QUESTION 18
A word is 'ambiguous' when a word has only one meaning. True False
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QUESTION 19
involves a term's lack of precision because there are borderline cases.
Deliberation
Ambiguity
Reason
Vagueness

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QUESTION 20
"A full moon looks like that (as the speaker points to the nightime sky)" is an example of a(n) definition.
precising
persuasive
ostensive
lexical

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QUESTION 21
Q - "How old is the teacher?" A- "He is middle-aged" This answer is best described as .
vague
ambiguous
overgeneral
ostensive

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QUESTION 22
Which of the following is NOT an example of ambiguity?
Grammatical
Word
Definitional
Referential

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QUESTION 23
A word is 'ambiguous' when it is not obvious which meaning of the word is intended in a particular situation.
True False
QUESTION 24
In this fallacy, the arguer asks the opponent to choose between options that are not realistic or too extreme. It often appears as an 'either or' statement.
Genetic Fallacy
Ad Hominem
False Dilemma
Circular Reasoning

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QUESTION 25
Fallacies of relevance include that are not relevant to the they support.
Facts, Conclusions
Examples, Reasons
Reasons, Ideas
Premises, Conclusions