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Date Taken: 3/22/2016
Time Spent: 50 min , 40 secs
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These are the automatically
computed results of your exam.
Grades for essay questions, and
comments from your instructor, are
in the "Details" section below.
Date Taken: 3/22/2016
Time Spent: 50 min , 40 secs
Points Received: 14 / 20 (70%)
Number of Attempts: 1
Question Type: # Of Questions: # Correct:
True/False 1 1
Multiple Choice 19 13
Grade Details - All Questions
Question 1.Question :
The support in an argumentative essay __________.
Student Answer: is the reason for accepting one’s premises
is the main item for which one is arguing in a paper
does not include theories
is the problem that one is examining
Instructor
Explanation:
The answer can be found in Section 9.2, “Strengthening the
Argumentative Essay,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical
Thinking.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 2.Question :
An argument is invalid if and only if _____________.
Student Answer: It is fallacious.
It is possible for all of its premises to be true and the conclusion
false.
Its reasoning is strong and its premises are true.
It has a false premise.
Instructor
Explanation:
The answer can be found in Section 3.1, “Basic Concepts in Deductive
Reasoning,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 0 of 1
Comments:
Question 3.Question :
TV Preacher: “Just a $50 love gift per month is all it takes to live a
life of economic health and prosperity. God will reward your
generous donation with ten times more blessings in your own life if
you donate to our ministry.”
Student Answer: Appeal to emotion
No fallacy
Equivocation
Appeal to force
False dilemma
Instructor
Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 7.2, “Fallacies of Relevance,” of With
Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 0 of 1
Comments:
Question 4.Question :
According to the Venn diagram method, you can tell that a
categorical argument is valid if ____________.
Student Answer: the conclusion may or may not be true in the diagram
there is no x in the conclusion
the conclusion is shaded
any diagram of the premises is also a diagram of the conclusion
Instructor
Explanation:
The answer can be found in Section 3.6, “Categorical Logic: Categorical
Syllogisms,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 0 of 1
Comments:
Question 5.Question :
You know Communism was going to fail! After all, Karl Marx was
an alcoholic!
Student Answer: Slippery slope
No fallacy
Ad hominem
False cause
False dichotomy
Instructor
Explanation:
The answer can be found in Chapter 7.2, “Fallacies of Relevance,” of With
Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 6.Question :
A sound argument is __________.
Student Answer: All of these
a valid argument in which it is impossible to have true premises
and a false conclusion
a valid argument with true premises
a valid argument with true premises and a false conclusion
an argument in which it is possible to have true premises and a
true conclusion
Instructor
Explanation:
The answer can be found in Section 3.1, “Basic Concepts in Deductive
Reasoning,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 7.Question :
A premise can __________.
Student Answer: act as a subthesis in an essay and fail to be supported
act as a subthesis in an essay
fail to be supported
act as a subthesis in an essay and never support a conclusion
never support a conclusion
Instructor
Explanation:
The answer can be found in Section 9.1, “The Argumentative Essay,” of
With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 0 of 1
Comments:
Question 8.Question :
My father always only bought Ford cars. He said they were the best
cars ever. So I only buy Fords.
Student Answer: Begging the question
No fallacy
Post hoc
Ad hominem
Appeal to inadequate authority
Instructor
Explanation:
The answer can be found in Section 7.1, “Fallacies of Support,” of With
Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 9.Question :
Tom: Early humans had a simple form of music played on
instruments made from animal bones and skins.
Boris: How do you know that?
Tom: Well, no one has proved that they didn’t.
Student Answer: Appeal to authority
No fallacy
False dilemma
Appeal to ignorance
Appeal to popular opinion
Instructor
Explanation:
The answer can be found in Section 7.1, “Fallacies of Support,” of With
Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 10.Question :
All dogs are warm-blooded. All warm-blooded creatures are
mammals. Hence, all dogs are mammals.
The sentence, “Hence, all dogs are mammals,” is a premise in this
argument.
Student
Answer:
True False
Instructor
Explanation:
The answer can be found in Section 2.2, “Extracting
Arguments in the Standard Form,” of With Good Reason:
A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 11.Question :
The principle of accuracy in logic is __________.
Student Answer: the idea that one should state the strongest argument no matter
the position
the idea that scientific experiments need measures to ensure
they produce good data
the idea that one should interpret the argument in line with the
way the author would state it
the idea that we more clearly understand arguments that align
with our beliefs
Instructor
Explanation:
The answer can be found in Section 9.4, “Confronting Disagreement by
Seeking Truth,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 12.Question :
The principle of c
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