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A sound argument is __________. a valid argument in which it is impossible to have true premises and a false conclusion a valid argument with true premises and a false conclusion an argument in whi... ch it is possible to have true premises and a true conclusion a valid argument with true premises all of these In logic, arguments are best described as __________. requiring someone to win and someone to lose providing reasons for a conclusion a dispute involving anger a debate over something no one believes none of these “All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore Socrates is mortal” is what type of argument? Inductive deductive argument from definition invalid What type of inductive reasoning is the following argument? “My friend is a philosopher, and he says that Descartes was an empiricist, so he was.” Statistical syllogism Argument from authority Inductive generalization This is not an inductive argument. What type of inductive reasoning is the following argument? “My finance guy says that I should put my money in mutual funds, so I should.” This study source was downloaded by 100000831988016 from CourseHero.com on 04-28-2022 10:17:57 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/34183084/Q2-Attempt-1docx/ Statistical syllogism Argument from authority Inductive generalization This is not an inductive argument. Which of the following is NOT one of the correct descriptions of what it means for an argument to valid? if all of the premises are true then the conclusion cannot be false the reasoning is correct and all of the premises are in fact true that it is logically impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion false the truth of the premises guarantees the truth of the conclusion One way to make an inductive argument stronger is to __________. ignore the argument offer more reasons to support the conclusion call the argument something in Latin make it valid This form of an argument draws a conclusion based on a similarity of the present case to other cases that have something in common with it. a prediction a generalization an argument from analogy a causal argument What type of inductive argument is the following example? “I had mincemeat pie once, and it was terrible. So, it will be terrible next time too.” Argument from analogy Inductive generalization Statistical syllogism This study source was downloaded by 100000831988016 from CourseHero.com on 04-28-2022 10:17:57 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/34183084/Q2-Attempt-1docx/ Inference to the best explanation In logic, which of the following is NOT true of all deductive arguments? they reason from general to particular they can be valid or invalid if they are valid, it is impossible to have true premises and a false conclusion if they are invalid, it is possible to have true premises and a false conclusion none of these “There is strong evidence for this thesis, so it is likely to be true.” This passage describes _____. a mathematical argument an inductive argument a categorical argument an argument by definition What type of inductive argument is the following example? 96% of teenagers like rock and roll music Mike is a teenager So, Mike probably likes rock and roll music Argument from analogy Inductive generalization Statistical syllogism Inference to the best explanation Which of the following is not one of the things that can weaken an appeal to authority? The person is not truly an authority on the topic. The person has a motive to be dishonest in the context. One is not interpreting the authority correctly. The authority’s view does not agree with what one expected. This study source was downloaded by 100000831988016 from CourseHero.com on 04-28-2022 10:17:57 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/34183084/Q2-Attempt-1docx/ What type of inductive argument is the following example? “Every cat I’ve tested hates citrus. Therefore, all cats hate citrus.” Argument from analogy Inductive generalization Statistical syllogism Inference to the best explanation This is the term that one uses to describe a sample that aligns well with the larger group one is studying. Valid Statistical Representative Skewed The acceptable confidence level for an analysis or experiment __________. is the same across all fields does not change based on what one is trying to determine is more important for celebrities than for others is often more than 90% in academic analyses The margin of error is ________ [Show More]

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