PHI 210-Cour se PHI210 Final Exam 2. Questions and Answers

PHI 210-Cour se PHI210 Final Exam 2. Questions and Answers This exam consist of 25 multiple choice questions and covers the material in Chapters 6 through 10. There are five questions from each chapter.  Question 1 4 out of 4 points Statistics come from gathering and ________data. Answer Selected Answer: analyzing Correct Answer: analyzing  Question 2 4 out of 4 points While scientific explanations provide compelling evidence for claims and produce verifiable insights, they are also: Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: routinely invalidated by later investigations.  Question 3 4 out of 4 points A set of statements designed to convince others that an action or idea is right or wrong is a type of: Answer Selected Answer: argument. Correct Answer: argument.  Question 4 4 out of 4 points An explanation is a statement that provides a _________ for why or how something became the way it is. Answer Selected Answer: reason Correct Answer: reason  Question 5 4 out of 4 points A scientist is hired to do research for a tobacco company. Anyone reading the scientist’s conclusions should be aware that the scientist may be: Answer Selected Answer: biased. Correct Answer: biased.  Question 6 4 out of 4 points A reader analyzes the four categories of meaning in order to: Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: determine what a particular word means given the specific context.