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PHI 210 EXAM 2 questions and answers solved complete solution 2020 • Question 1 4 out of 4 points Steven has to produce a survey for his class project due tomorrow, although he really wa... nts to go to the local high school football game tonight with his father. Steven decides to hand out a survey at the gate of the football stadium which holds roughly 1,000 fans. The survey reads, "Do you prefer sport activities that focus on group achievement or individual achievements?" Which of the following explains why this question could lead to obtaining poor data? • Question 2 4 out of 4 points Cliff wants to determine whether people prefer red apples or green apples. In order to obtain good results, he decides to conduct this survey at a car festival. Out of the 5000 people who attended the festival, Cliff surveys 10 attendees randomly. The survey reads, "Which do you prefer, red apples or green apples?" Seven of ten people surveyed answer that they prefer red apples. From his survey, Cliff concludes that most people prefer red apples. Cliff's results may not be reliable because of which of the following problems with his study? • Question 3 4 out of 4 points Mary grows hundreds of fruit trees in her orchard. The trees range in age, size, and type. Mary's neighbor states, "Now that Mary has listened to my advice, 93% of her trees are bearing fruit." What makes this conclusion difficult to evaluate? • Question 4 4 out of 4 points Courtnie has been allergic to cats as long as she can remember; this requires her doctor to give her an allergy shot. On her 26th birthday she spends the day in a house with cats and has no reaction. Therefore the allergy shot has helped Courtnie overcome her reaction to cats. The explanation for why she had no reaction describes which of the following? • Question 5 4 out of 4 points Frode is afraid of dogs because he was attacked by one as a child. This is an example of which of the following? • Question 6 4 out of 4 points After weeks of touring different places to live, Maria signs the lease for an apartment in a new city. Three weeks later, she notices there is a severe ant problem in the apartment and she decides that next time she is apartment-hunting, she'll ask the landlord about any potential insect problems before she signs her lease. Which stage in the problem-solving process is Maria practicing? • Question 7 4 out of 4 points Matt and his roommate Gamal argue repeatedly about wearing shoes in the house versus taking them off at the door. Eventually, both are fed up with constantly arguing. They decide to sit down and talk, and not get up until they come to a resolution. This is an example of which decision-making strategy? • Question 8 4 out of 4 points Clinton graduated college with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. While in school he turned down the option to stay an extra year and earn a master's degree in engineering. Currently, Clinton is having a difficult time finding employment as a mathematician, while all of his engineering friends easily found jobs. What question is Clinton likely asking himself when reflecting upon his decision to not get the master's degree, which has made it more difficult for him to find a job? • Question 9 4 out of 4 points Bryan is the manager of his company's IT department. One morning a server cluster loses power. Bryan first checks the power supply, the power cables, the wall outlet, and finally the circuit breaker to find what caused the power outage. What did Bryan do? • Question 10 4 out of 4 points If you see a couple of viable options among your top choices, you may benefit from making which of these? Select the BEST option. • Question 11 4 out of 4 points "Acknowledging a right to benefit from the presence of animals requires government action to ensure human access to animals in a number of different spheres," writes Jessica Pierce, Ph.D., in Psychology Today. The pragmatic meaning of the term "right" in this statement is _________. • Question 12 4 out of 4 points A reader analyzes the four categories of meaning in order to do what? • Question 13 4 out of 4 points "They saw the woman with the binoculars" is an example of which type of ambiguity? • Question 14 4 out of 4 points A word that can be interpreted in different ways because it has multiple meanings could be described as which of the following? • Question 15 4 out of 4 points Which statement BEST describes why using an innuendo in communication can be misleading? • Question 16 4 out of 4 points During a discussion about women being subjugated in the Middle East, Vanessa argues that you can't judge other countries for their practices because people in different parts of the world have different beliefs. What moral theory is Vanessa using? • Question 17 4 out of 4 points What makes an argument an ethical argument? • Question 18 4 out of 4 points In a science fiction movie, an officer is implementing an experimental process to prevent a catastrophic geologic event affecting a primitive indigenous alien population. A crew of a starship vessel is willing to save him; however, environmental conditions prevent simple extraction. The commander refuses to let the crew extract the officer, proclaiming "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or in this case, one." The commander's conclusion is based on which moral theory? • Question 19 4 out of 4 points Which of the following BEST illustrates a justification? • Question 20 4 out of 4 points Which of the following MOST clearly illustrates a moral dilemma? • Question 21 4 out of 4 points When debating solutions to problems related to climate change on a national level, which problem related to climate change has a prominent amount of conflicting political opinions? • Question 22 4 out of 4 points When listening to people debating a topic, a critical thinker should ignore _________. • Question 23 4 out of 4 points The false dichotomy fallacy is a fallacy in which the arguer _________. • Question 24 4 out of 4 points Adam posted in a thread about theoretical physics. In his post he refuted General Relativity and cited a paper that was recently self-published by one person on her own personal website and had no references to other works in the field.Which important question did Adam not answer sufficiently when evaluating the cited paper? • Question 25 4 out of 4 points The two parts of an argument are _________ and _________. [Show More]
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