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Question 1. 1. Which of the following is a valid form:
• Affirming the Consequent
• none of these
• Denying the Antecedent
• Hypothetical Syllogism

Question 2. 2. The thesis in an argumentative essay __________.
• should be general so that one can write enough on the topic
• is composed of premises
• is not as important as the problem
• is the claim that is being defended

Question 3. 3. Which of the following is an effective way to critique a deductive argument?
• Demonstrate that the deductive argument is weak.
• Use the same form and create an example that has true premises and a false conclusion.
• Critique the strength of an inductive argument.
• Use a different form and create a counterexample.

Question 4. 4. The support in an argumentative essay __________.
• does not include theories
• is the main item for which one is arguing in a paper
• is the problem that one is examining
• is the reason for accepting one's premises

Question 5. 5. The statement "If you come with me, then we can go shopping" is a __________.
• none of these
• conjunction
• disjunction
• conditional

Question 6. 6. Which type of inductive argument is the following:
"Almost all dogs like to chase cats. Fido is a dog, so he probably likes to chase cats."
• Appeal to Authority
• Inference to the Best Explanation
• Statistical Syllogism
• Inductive Generalization

Question 7. 7. Arguments __________.
• are always expressed in standard form
• always have the same level of complexity
• have to be valid in order to be convincing
• can include complicated chains of inference that build on themselves

Question 8. 8. Do you want to drive the minivan to the movies?
• Neither
• Non-Claim
• Claim

Question 9. 9. The objection in an argumentative essay __________.
• should be the simplest argument against your own position
• should be presented in a weak manner in order to attack it easily
• is the thing that you will refute in the support section of your paper
• requires objectivity and should be strong

Question 10. 10. No physical object can travel faster than light. An electron is a physical object. So, an electron cannot travel faster than light.
• Inductive
• Deductive
• Neither

Question 11. 11. Deciduous trees are trees that shed their leaves. Maple trees are deciduous trees. Thus, maple trees will shed their leaves at some point during the growing season.

True or False: The statement, "Maple trees are deciduous trees," is a premise.
•True
• False

Question 12. 12. All dogs are warm-blooded. All warm-blooded creatures are mammals. Hence, all dogs are mammals.

True or False: The sentence, "Hence, all dogs are mammals," is a premise in this argument.
• True
• False

Question 13. 13. That statement "All dogs are mammals" is an example of a:
• particular affirmative
• universal negative
• conditional
• universal affirmative

Question 14. 14. "Up to 80% of doctors endorse this project" uses which rhetorical device?
• Weasel Words
• Hyperbole
• Euphemism
• Proof Surrogate
• Innuendo

Question 15. 15. Which of the following is an invalid form:
• Hypothetical Syllogism
• Modus Tollens
• Modus Ponens
• Denying the Antecedent

Question 16. 16. In an argumentative essay, the premises of the argument __________.
• are the reasons that support the thesis
• do not need justification in an essay
• are what the thesis defends
• occur in the conclusion of the paper

Question 17. 17. "If it is dinner time, I am going out to eat. It is dinner time, so I am going out to eat."
• Ad Hominem
• Modus Ponens
• Affirming the Consequent
• False Cause
• Non sequitur

Question 18. 18. An argument is deductive __________.
• if it moves from the general to the particular
• if it moves from the particular to the general
• none of these
e. No Fallacy
•if it presents itself as being valid
• if it presents itself in relation to a hypothesis

Question 19. 19. Which type of inductive argument is the following:
"All crows observed so far have been black, so all crows are black."
• Appeal to Authority
• Statistical Syllogism
• Inductive Generalization
• Inference to the Best Explanation

Question 20.20. "You are only opposed to welfare reform because you are rich."
• Ad hominem
• Equivocation
• Appeal to emotion
• No fallacy
• Slippery Slope