INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. The highway sign says that the risk of forest fires in this area is extremely high right now. Therefore, we must conclude that the risk of forest fires is indeed high right now
A) Deductive, valid.
B) Deductive, invalid.
C) Inductive, cogent.
D) Inductive, weak.
E) Inductive, strong.
E
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Which of the following is NOT a common fallacy used in arguments?
A) strawperson B) black and white C) hasty generalization D) analogy
It is our ________ that keeps us from acquiring knowledge of our own character,
according to Joseph Butler.
a. lack of solitude b. self-ignorance c. self-partiality d. lack of friendship
A sound argument is one that is valid and
A. has a true conclusion. B. has at least one true premise. C. has all true premises. D. is accepted by most people.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Ascertaining the historical background of Job is vital for understanding the meaning of the book 2. Job does not feel that he needs a mediator 3. Old testament poetry is musical in nature and was usually intended to be sung 4. Parallelism was one of the most important features in Hebrew poetry 5. The notion of theodicy discussed in some wisdom literature deals primarily with God's instructions about marital faithfulness