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Question 1

If the statements above are true

Answer 1

MBT

Question 2

The statements above, if true

Answer 2

MBT

Question 3

If the information above is correct

Answer 3

MBT

Question 4

Which of the following must also be true

Answer 4

MBT

Question 5

Which one of the following conclusions can be properly drawn on the basis of it

Answer 5

MBT

Question 6

Which one of the following can be properly inferred

Answer 6

MBT

Question 7

Which of the following can be properly inferred from the statements

Answer 7

MBT

Question 8

The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following

Answer 8

Strongly Support

Question 9

Which one of the following statements is most supported by the information above?

Answer 9

Strongly Support

Question 10

The statements provide the most support for which one of the following?

Answer 10

Strongly Support

Question 11

Debate - Controversy

Answer 11

Stimulus Types + Design Pair

Question 12

Most people with low energy don’t eat enough. If people eat enough, they will not have low energy.

Answer 12

Argument - LOOPHOLE

Question 13

Premise Set - Inference

Answer 13

Stimulus Type + Design Pair

Question 14

Paradox - Resolution

Answer 14

Stimulus Type + Design Pair

Question 15

One member of the soccer team is really bad at kicking the ball. The whole team must suck.

Answer 15

Argument - LOOPHOLE (Flaw)

Question 16

My dog who is a terrior has a loud bark. All other dogs also have loud barks

Answer 16

Overgeneralization (Flaw)

Question 17

A survey determining IF college students enjoy frat part’s was conducted using only active sorority members as participants, 98% enjoy.

Answer 17

Survey (Flaw)

Question 18

Group A (babies) listened to parents commands to sit. Group B (dog) didn’t listen to parents commands to sit. Babies follow directions better than dogs.

Answer 18

False Starts (Flaw)

Question 19

Identify the conclusion (underline it) + relevant premises

Answer 19

Flaw Question

Question 20

Premise
Premise (flaw)
—————-
Conclusion (might not be true, even if the premises are true).
The premise does NOT prove the conclusion

Answer 20

Flaw Question

Question 21

vulnerable to critism

Answer 21

Flaw Question

Question 22

takes for granted

Answer 22

Flaw Question

Question 23

“correlation” , “the cause” “questionable” , “may be a contributing factor”

• often the medical themed Q’s
• switching cause and effect.

Answer 23

Causation Flaw

Question 24

When it’s not possible to do both.
It’s possible that you don’t do either.
-Nature vs. Nuture arguments
“only” —-> is it the only choice

Answer 24

Exclusivity Flaw

Question 25

converse + inverse, sufficient + neccessary

Answer 25

Conditional Flaw

Question 26

They use the same word twice but with 2 different meanings.

Ex: Can we afford to do this… Well we can’t afford not.
consistent + accurate

Answer 26

Equivocation “equating” Flaw

Question 27

People are not representative

Small Survey’s

Answer 27

Sampling Flaw

Question 28

the things you are comparing.

-Open to challenges / inher. invalid

Answer 28

Comparison Flaw

Question 29

You can’t deny something bc of who said it

Answer 29

Ad Hominem Flaw

Question 30

You can’t fake premises(s) about the whole thing.

Ex: Just because LJ is a great player doesn’t mean the team as a whole is great.

-molecule vs. brain example.

Answer 30

Composition Flaw

Question 31

They WILL say there’s NO evidence

Answer 31

Absense of Evidence Flaw

Question 32

Making predictions about the future based on the past.

Answer 32

Temporal Flaw

Question 33

The conclusion is stronger than the explanation

Answer 33

Logical Force Flaw

Question 34

What you “think, feel, believe, hope , wish” doesn’t matter to objective reality

Answer 34

Perception vs. Reality (Flaw)

Question 35

vs. likelyhood, porportions, ratios, absolute amounts

Answer 35

Percentage vs. Amount (Flaw)

Question 36

When you use a premise (& as a conclusion) The answer will presuppose ____.

Answer 36

Circular Reasoning