Week 2 - Quiz
Due Mar 19 at 11:59pm Points 20 Questions 20 Time Limit 60 Minutes
Allowed Attempts 3
Instructions
Complete the quiz on the assigned readings for the week. The quiz contains 20 multiple-choice questions
and is worth is 5% of your grade. You will have 1 hour to complete the quiz, and it must be taken in one
sitting. You have up to three attempts at the quiz, with only the most recent attempt counting towards your
grade.
Click on the Take the Quiz button when you are ready to start this exam. When finished, click on Submit
Quiz.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
KEPT Attempt 3 16 minutes 18 out of 20
LATEST Attempt 3 16 minutes 18 out of 20
Attempt 2 15 minutes 17 out of 20
Attempt 1 33 minutes 16 out of 20
Score for this attempt: 18 out of 20
Submitted Mar 18 at 11:42pm
This attempt took 16 minutes.
Question 1 pts
What type of inductive argument is the following example?
“Three people have cut me off today. Therefore, drivers in this state are bad.”
Argument from analogy
, Correct!
Inductive generalization
Statistical syllogism
Inference to the best explanation
Question 2 pts
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
Correct!
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
Question 3 pts
“The two smaller sides of this right triangle have length 3 and 4, so the
hypotenuse must have length 5.” This argument is __________.
Correct Answer a mathematical argument
You Answered
an inductive argument
a categorical argument
an argument by definition
Due Mar 19 at 11:59pm Points 20 Questions 20 Time Limit 60 Minutes
Allowed Attempts 3
Instructions
Complete the quiz on the assigned readings for the week. The quiz contains 20 multiple-choice questions
and is worth is 5% of your grade. You will have 1 hour to complete the quiz, and it must be taken in one
sitting. You have up to three attempts at the quiz, with only the most recent attempt counting towards your
grade.
Click on the Take the Quiz button when you are ready to start this exam. When finished, click on Submit
Quiz.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
KEPT Attempt 3 16 minutes 18 out of 20
LATEST Attempt 3 16 minutes 18 out of 20
Attempt 2 15 minutes 17 out of 20
Attempt 1 33 minutes 16 out of 20
Score for this attempt: 18 out of 20
Submitted Mar 18 at 11:42pm
This attempt took 16 minutes.
Question 1 pts
What type of inductive argument is the following example?
“Three people have cut me off today. Therefore, drivers in this state are bad.”
Argument from analogy
, Correct!
Inductive generalization
Statistical syllogism
Inference to the best explanation
Question 2 pts
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
Correct!
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
Question 3 pts
“The two smaller sides of this right triangle have length 3 and 4, so the
hypotenuse must have length 5.” This argument is __________.
Correct Answer a mathematical argument
You Answered
an inductive argument
a categorical argument
an argument by definition
