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PHI 103 QUIZ ANSWERS
Inference is __________.
Correct!
the process of drawing a conclusion from supporting premises
Question 2
pts
This is one way to determine if one is encountering an explanation versus an
argument:
Correct!
In explanations, the conclusion is less controversial than the premises.
Question 3
pts
Intellectual modesty is __________.
Correct!
the ability to examine one’s own beliefs and be objective about faults in
those beliefs
Question 4
pts
Rhetorical arguments focus on __________.
persuading the audience to which one is speaking
Question 5
pts
Critical thinkers generally do the following:Correct!
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They examine the sources of information and the credibility of the authors
Question 6
pts
Which of the following is not one of the reasons given by the authors that
language is important?!
It helps to prove our intellectual superiority.
Question 7
pts
According to the authors of our text, logic is ___________________.
Correct!
is the study of arguments that serve as tools for arriving at warranted
judgments
Question 8
pts
Which of the following is the definition of logic employed by the book With
Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking?
The study of arguments as tools for arriving at warranted judgments
Question 9
pts
A definitive characteristic of deductive arguments is that __________.
the conclusion is intended to follow necessarily from the premises
The answer can be found in Section 2.4, “Classifying Arguments,” of With
Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Question 10
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An argument in logic is _________.
Correct!
a set of claims, some of which serve as support for another claim
Question 11
pts
Which of the following is an explanation rather than an argument:
“He is smiling so he must be happy.”
Question 12
pts
According to the authors or our text, a value of critical thinking is that it
helps us to:
Live a life that we choose
Question 13
pts
Identify the conclusion of the following argument.
Too many intravenous drug users continue to risk their lives by sharing dirty
needles. We should supply drug addicts with a way to get clean needles. This
would lower the rate of AIDS in this high-risk population as well as allow for
the opportunity to educate and attempt to aid those who are addicted to
heroin and other intravenous drugs.
Correct!
We should supply drug addicts with a way to get clean needles.
Question 14
pts
What is a conclusion that could be deductively drawn from the following
premises?
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PHI 103 QUIZ ANSWERS
Inference is __________.
Correct!
the process of drawing a conclusion from supporting premises
Question 2
pts
This is one way to determine if one is encountering an explanation versus an
argument:
Correct!
In explanations, the conclusion is less controversial than the premises.
Question 3
pts
Intellectual modesty is __________.
Correct!
the ability to examine one’s own beliefs and be objective about faults in
those beliefs
Question 4
pts
Rhetorical arguments focus on __________.
persuading the audience to which one is speaking
Question 5
pts
Critical thinkers generally do the following:Correct!
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, 2
They examine the sources of information and the credibility of the authors
Question 6
pts
Which of the following is not one of the reasons given by the authors that
language is important?!
It helps to prove our intellectual superiority.
Question 7
pts
According to the authors of our text, logic is ___________________.
Correct!
is the study of arguments that serve as tools for arriving at warranted
judgments
Question 8
pts
Which of the following is the definition of logic employed by the book With
Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking?
The study of arguments as tools for arriving at warranted judgments
Question 9
pts
A definitive characteristic of deductive arguments is that __________.
the conclusion is intended to follow necessarily from the premises
The answer can be found in Section 2.4, “Classifying Arguments,” of With
Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Question 10
pts
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, 3
An argument in logic is _________.
Correct!
a set of claims, some of which serve as support for another claim
Question 11
pts
Which of the following is an explanation rather than an argument:
“He is smiling so he must be happy.”
Question 12
pts
According to the authors or our text, a value of critical thinking is that it
helps us to:
Live a life that we choose
Question 13
pts
Identify the conclusion of the following argument.
Too many intravenous drug users continue to risk their lives by sharing dirty
needles. We should supply drug addicts with a way to get clean needles. This
would lower the rate of AIDS in this high-risk population as well as allow for
the opportunity to educate and attempt to aid those who are addicted to
heroin and other intravenous drugs.
Correct!
We should supply drug addicts with a way to get clean needles.
Question 14
pts
What is a conclusion that could be deductively drawn from the following
premises?
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