j1. Question : Dogs are better than cats, since they always listen to what their
masters say. They also are more fun and energetic.
True or False: The first sentence of this argument contains two
premises.
Student
True False
Answer:
Instructor The answer can be found in Section 2.2, “Extracting
Explanation Arguments in the Standard Form,” of With Good Reason:
: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
-745391905 TrueFalse 1 True
0 -745391905 TrueFalse 1
Question 2. Question : Politician: “We either decide to keep the handgun laws in the city limits
and maintain peace, or we revoke the laws and let the city become a
modern day Wild West.”
Student
No Fallacy
Answer:
False Dilemma
Hyperbole
Straw Man
Instructor The answer can be found in Section 7.1, “Fallacies of Support,” of With
Explanation: Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
-745391904 MultipleChoice 30 True
0 -745391904 MultipleChoice 30
Question 3. Question : Confirmation bias is:
Student Answer:
The tendency to accept arguments with conclusions on already
believes
The ability to prove that one’s conclusions are true
Committing an informal fallacy
The ad hominem fallacy
, Instructor The answer can be found in Section 8.1, “Obstacles to Critical Thinking: The
Explanation: Self,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
-745391903 MultipleChoice 55 True
0 -745391903 MultipleChoice 55
Question 4. Question : “If I drive drunk I’ll crash. I crashed, so I must be drunk.”
Student
Ad Hominem
Answer:
Non sequitur
No Fallacy
Post Hoc
Affirming the consequent
Instructor The answer can be found in Section 4.5, “Some Famous Propositional
Explanation: Argument Forms,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
-745391902 MultipleChoice 40 True
0 -745391902 MultipleChoice 40
Question 5. Question : Which of the following is an effective way to critique a deductive
argument?
Student Answer:
Critique the strength of an inductive argument.
Use the same form and create an example that has true premises
and a false conclusion.
Use a different form and create a counterexample.
Demonstrate that the deductive argument is weak.
Instructor The answer can be found in Section 9.4, “Confronting Disagreement by
Explanation: Seeking Truth,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 0 of 1
Comments:
-745391901 MultipleChoice 14 False
0 -745391901 MultipleChoice 14
, Student Answer:
to present only troubling issues
to present the reasons you have for believing your premises are
true
to present the issue that is of interest and the positions on that
issue
to avoid the thesis
Instructor The answer can be found in Section 9.1, “The Argumentative Essay,” of With
Explanation: Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 0 of 1
Comments:
-745391900 MultipleChoice 3 False
0 -745391900 MultipleChoice 3
Question 7. Question : An argument is deductive __________.
Student Answer:
if it presents itself in relation to a hypothesis
none of these
e. No Fallacy
if it moves from the general to the particular
if it moves from the particular to the general
if it presents itself as being valid
Instructor The answer can be found in Section 3.1, “Basic Concepts in Deductive
Explanation: Reasoning,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
-745391899 MultipleChoice 39 True
0 -745391899 MultipleChoice 39
Question 8. Question : The economy continues to descend into chaos. The stock market still
moves down after it makes progress forward, and unemployment still
hovers around 10%. It is going to be a while before things get better in
the United States.
Which of the following is the conclusion of this argument?
Student Answer:
The economy continues to descend into chaos.
masters say. They also are more fun and energetic.
True or False: The first sentence of this argument contains two
premises.
Student
True False
Answer:
Instructor The answer can be found in Section 2.2, “Extracting
Explanation Arguments in the Standard Form,” of With Good Reason:
: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
-745391905 TrueFalse 1 True
0 -745391905 TrueFalse 1
Question 2. Question : Politician: “We either decide to keep the handgun laws in the city limits
and maintain peace, or we revoke the laws and let the city become a
modern day Wild West.”
Student
No Fallacy
Answer:
False Dilemma
Hyperbole
Straw Man
Instructor The answer can be found in Section 7.1, “Fallacies of Support,” of With
Explanation: Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
-745391904 MultipleChoice 30 True
0 -745391904 MultipleChoice 30
Question 3. Question : Confirmation bias is:
Student Answer:
The tendency to accept arguments with conclusions on already
believes
The ability to prove that one’s conclusions are true
Committing an informal fallacy
The ad hominem fallacy
, Instructor The answer can be found in Section 8.1, “Obstacles to Critical Thinking: The
Explanation: Self,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
-745391903 MultipleChoice 55 True
0 -745391903 MultipleChoice 55
Question 4. Question : “If I drive drunk I’ll crash. I crashed, so I must be drunk.”
Student
Ad Hominem
Answer:
Non sequitur
No Fallacy
Post Hoc
Affirming the consequent
Instructor The answer can be found in Section 4.5, “Some Famous Propositional
Explanation: Argument Forms,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
-745391902 MultipleChoice 40 True
0 -745391902 MultipleChoice 40
Question 5. Question : Which of the following is an effective way to critique a deductive
argument?
Student Answer:
Critique the strength of an inductive argument.
Use the same form and create an example that has true premises
and a false conclusion.
Use a different form and create a counterexample.
Demonstrate that the deductive argument is weak.
Instructor The answer can be found in Section 9.4, “Confronting Disagreement by
Explanation: Seeking Truth,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 0 of 1
Comments:
-745391901 MultipleChoice 14 False
0 -745391901 MultipleChoice 14
, Student Answer:
to present only troubling issues
to present the reasons you have for believing your premises are
true
to present the issue that is of interest and the positions on that
issue
to avoid the thesis
Instructor The answer can be found in Section 9.1, “The Argumentative Essay,” of With
Explanation: Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 0 of 1
Comments:
-745391900 MultipleChoice 3 False
0 -745391900 MultipleChoice 3
Question 7. Question : An argument is deductive __________.
Student Answer:
if it presents itself in relation to a hypothesis
none of these
e. No Fallacy
if it moves from the general to the particular
if it moves from the particular to the general
if it presents itself as being valid
Instructor The answer can be found in Section 3.1, “Basic Concepts in Deductive
Explanation: Reasoning,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
-745391899 MultipleChoice 39 True
0 -745391899 MultipleChoice 39
Question 8. Question : The economy continues to descend into chaos. The stock market still
moves down after it makes progress forward, and unemployment still
hovers around 10%. It is going to be a while before things get better in
the United States.
Which of the following is the conclusion of this argument?
Student Answer:
The economy continues to descend into chaos.
