Vaughn - Concise Guide to Critical Thinking - Chapter 04 Student Quiz

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. An inductive argument that succeeds in providing very probable, but not conclusive, logical support for its conclusion is said to be...

Inductive correct incorrect

Cogent correct incorrect

Weak correct incorrect

Strong correct incorrect

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. The first step in investigating possible implicit premises is to...

Search for a credible premise that would make the argument as strong as possible correct incorrect

Rewrite the argument correct incorrect

Search for a credible premise that would make the argument valid correct incorrect

Make a bad argument good correct incorrect

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. Modus ponens has this argument pattern...

If p, then q. q. Therefore, p correct incorrect

If p, then q. If q, then r. Therefore, if p, then r correct incorrect

Either p or q. Not p. Therefore, q correct incorrect

If p, then q. p. Therefore, q correct incorrect

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. The invalid argument form known as affirming the consequent has this pattern:

If p, then q. Not p. Therefore, not q correct incorrect

Either p or q. Not p. Therefore, q correct incorrect

If p, then q. p. Therefore, q correct incorrect

If p, then q. q. Therefore, p correct incorrect

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. The invalid argument form known as denying the antecedent has this pattern:

If p, then q. p. Therefore, q correct incorrect

If p, then q. q. Therefore, p correct incorrect

If p, then q. Not p. Therefore, not q correct incorrect

If p, then q. If q, then r. Therefore, if p, then r correct incorrect

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An argument with this structure — If p, then q; If q, then r; therefore if p, then r — is called...

Denying the antecedent correct incorrect

Affirming the consequent correct incorrect

Modus tollens correct incorrect

Hypothetical syllogism correct incorrect

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An argument with this structure — Either p or q; Not p; Therefore — is called...

Denying the antecedent correct incorrect

Affirming the consequent correct incorrect

Disjunctive syllogism correct incorrect

Modus ponens correct incorrect

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An argument with this format — If p, then q; p; Therefore q — is...

Deductively valid correct incorrect

Deductively invalid correct incorrect

Deductively cogent correct incorrect

Inductively strong correct incorrect

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This argument — "If Dayton is the capital of Ohio, then Dayton is in Ohio. Dayton is in Ohio; Therefore, Dayton is the capital of Ohio" — is an example of...

Denying the antecedent correct incorrect

Disjunctive syllogism correct incorrect

Affirming the antecedent correct incorrect

Affirming the consequent correct incorrect