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Question 1

All mammals are warm-blooded. All warm-blooded creatures have a four-chambered heart. Therefore, all mammals have a four-chambered heart. The argument above is best described as:

Valid deductive reasoning in which the conclusion necessarily follows from the premises An argument that commits the fallacy of affirming the consequent An inductive generalization from a small sample An argument that assumes its conclusion as a premise

Correct Answer:

Valid deductive reasoning in which the conclusion necessarily follows from the premises

Question 2

Spokesperson: Our city has seen a 30% drop in violent crime over the past decade. Clearly, our new community policing initiative, launched ten years ago, is responsible for making our streets safer. Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the argument?

The community policing initiative received strong support from local residents when it was introduced Violent crime rates dropped by similar percentages in neighboring cities that did not adopt community policing during the same period The city's police budget increased significantly when the community policing initiative was launched Some individual neighborhoods in the city experienced increases in property crime over the same period

Correct Answer:

Violent crime rates dropped by similar percentages in neighboring cities that did not adopt community policing during the same period

Question 3

Every student who studied for more than 20 hours passed the bar exam. Maria studied for exactly 22 hours. Therefore, Maria passed the bar exam. The conclusion above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

No student who studied fewer than 20 hours passed the bar exam Maria studied for more than 20 hours All students who passed the bar exam studied for more than 20 hours Maria is a typical student

Correct Answer:

Maria studied for more than 20 hours

Question 4

Nutritionist: Studies show that people who eat breakfast daily have lower rates of obesity than those who skip breakfast. Therefore, eating breakfast daily prevents obesity. The reasoning in the nutritionist's argument is flawed because the argument:

Relies on a sample that is too small to support a general conclusion Confuses a correlation between two variables with a causal relationship Ignores the possibility that obesity has multiple causes Assumes that all people who eat breakfast daily will avoid obesity

Correct Answer:

Confuses a correlation between two variables with a causal relationship

Question 5

A city council is debating whether to build a new sports arena. Proponent: The arena will bring economic benefits to downtown. Opponent: The arena will increase traffic congestion. Which one of the following most accurately describes the relationship between the proponent's and opponent's statements?

The opponent's statement directly contradicts the proponent's statement The statements can both be true simultaneously The opponent's statement is logically entailed by the proponent's statement The proponent's statement is an unstated assumption in the opponent's argument

Correct Answer:

The statements can both be true simultaneously

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