PHI 103 Week 3 Quiz
Question 1
1 / 1 pts
Good explanations often can explain other phenomena. The name for this is __________.
explanatory power
Correct!
fecundity
testability
falsif
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PHI 103 Week 3 Quiz
Question 1
1 / 1 pts
Good explanations often can explain other phenomena. The name for this is __________.
explanatory power
Correct!
fecundity
testability
falsifiability
The answer can be found in Section 6.5, “Inference to the Best Explanation,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Question 2
1 / 1 pts
One way to make an inductive argument weaker is to __________.
Correct!
strengthen the conclusion
eliminate the conclusion
make the argument valid
strengthen a premise
The answer can be found in Section 5.1, “Basic Concepts in Inductive Reasoning,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Question 3
1 / 1 pts
According to one of Mill’s methods, if there is only one factor that is present in a case in which the effect is seen and absent in cases in which it is not seen then that factor may be causally related to the effect in question. Which of Mill’s methods does this describe?
Method of agreement
Correct!
Method of difference
Inductive reasoning
Method of concomitant variation
The answer can be found in Section 5.5, “Causal Arguments: Mill’s Methods,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Question 4 1 / 1 pts
Which of the following conclusions is likely to have the strongest inductive evidence?
Your teacher will eat an egg for breakfast tomorrow.
The Colts will win the Super Bowl next year.
There will be nuclear war next month.
Correct!
The earth will continue to orbit the sun over the next five days.
The answer can be found in Section 5.1, “Basic Concepts in Inductive Reasoning,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking
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