INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question. Which of the following are all deductive arguments?
A) Arguments from analogy, arguments based on signs, causal inferences.
B) Arguments from analogy, predictions, causal inferences.
C) Predictions, hypothetical syllogisms, arguments from authority.
D) Arguments based in mathematics, hypothetical syllogisms, generalizations.
E) Categorical syllogisms, arguments from definition, disjunctive syllogisms.
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Which of these best expresses the relationship between critical thinking and effective writing?
(a) Strong critical thinkers are automatically effective writers. (b) Strong critical thinkers struggle more than others to be effective writers. (c) Critical thinking and effective writing are independent but compatible skill sets. (d) Critical thinking and effective writing are incompatible, independent skill sets.
The peer review process is designed to screen out research that violates ________
(a) one or more of the four tests of the worthiness of an argument. (b) the truths embodied in the Constitution and other legal documents. (c) the religious faith of the scientists and the community at large. (d) one or more of rules of professional scientific conduct. (e) the economic interests of the organization that is sponsoring the research.
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