General Concepts

Question 1

T or F: A valid argument may have all false premises and a false conclusion.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

T or F: All strong arguments are good arguments.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

T or F: A subjective claim depends upon personal opinion and cannot be true or false.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

T or F: An invalid argument must be a bad argument.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

T or F: A valid argument has true premises and a true conclusion.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

T or F: Objective claims are true claims.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

T or F: Since virtually all words are vague, vagueness is always a problem for reasoners.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

T or F: If an argument is valid or strong, and it has true premises, then it will be a good argument.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

T or F: If an argument is valid, then you don’t know if it’s a good argument.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

T or F: An argument that is invalid and weak and has true premises is a bad argument.

Answer 10

True