math 1A

Question 1

What does a logical argument always​ include?

Answer 1

A least one premise and one conclusion. An argument uses a set of facts or​ assumptions, called​ premises, to support a conclusion.

Question 2

Logical argument needs what

Answer 2

A logical argument needs to have a conclusion

Question 3

Consider the argument​ “I don’t support the​ President’s tax plan because I​ don’t trust his​ motives.” What is this argument an example​ of?

Answer 3

this argument uses the fallacy of personal attack

Question 4

Suppose that the fact that an event A occurs before event B is used to conclude that A caused B. What is this an example​ of? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 4

An argument that uses the fallacy of false cause. The fact that one event came before another event is not evidence that the first event caused the second event.

Question 5

A fallacy is a deceptive argument. It is an argument in which the conclusion is not well supported by the premises.

Answer 5

A fallacy is a deceptive argument. It is an argument in which the conclusion is not well supported by the premises.

Question 6

Even though your argument contains a​ fallacy, your conclusion is believable.

Answer 6

the conclusion can be believable

Question 7

I became sick just hours after eating at Burger​ Hut, so its food must have made me sick.what is the fallacy?

Answer 7

False clause

Question 8

Senator​ Smith’s bill on agricultural policy is a​ sham, because he has accepted contributions from companies that sell genetically modified crop seeds. What is the fallacy?

Answer 8

Personal attack

Question 9

I ate oysters for dinner and later that night I had a nightmare. Oysters caused my nightmare.What is the fallacy?

Answer 9

False clause

Question 10

I ate oysters for dinner and later that night I had a nightmare. Oysters caused my nightmare.Why is the argument deceptive?

Answer 10

The premise tells us one thing happened before​ another, but​ doesn’t prove any connection between them.
Your answer is correct.

Question 11

All the nurses in a hospital are​ women, so women are better qualified for medical jobs.What type of fallacy is it?

Answer 11

Hasty generalization

Question 12

Prison overcrowding is a crisis that we must alleviate through increased use of capital punishment. What type of Fallacy is this?

Answer 12

Limited choice fallacy

Question 13

appeal to popularity

Answer 13

Many people believe p is true: therefore….p is true

Question 14

Appeal to ignorance

Answer 14

There is no proof that p is true therefore p is false

Question 15

Limited choice

Answer 15

p is false; therefore only q can be true

Question 16

the negation of a proposition p is another proposition that makes the opposite claim of p

Answer 16

if p is true,not p is false
if p is false,not p is true

Symbol ~p = not p

Question 17

proposition p is called

Answer 17

hyphothesis

Question 18

proposition q is called

Answer 18

conclusion

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of a​ conditional?

Answer 19

If I have a​ voice, then I can sing.

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of a​ disjunction?

Answer 20

I have a voice or I can sing.

Question 21

Which of the following is an example of a​ conjunction?

Answer 21

I have a voice and I can sing.

Question 22

The state has no right to take a​ life, so the death penalty should be abolished what type of fallacy is it?

Answer 22

Circular reasoning