Reference no: EM133545666

Questions

1. The following argument is valid.

"All popes reside at the Vatican. John Paul II resides at the Vatican. Therefore, John Paul II is a pope."

True

False

2. In an analogical argument, the central topic (mentioned in the conclusion) is known as the analogue.

True

False

3. The direction of inference in a statistical syllogism goes from small to large.

True

False

4. The following argument is cogent.

"I know there are 100 marbles in the bag and I've already picked out 99, all of which were either white or blue. So the one marble remaining in the bag will either be white or blue."

True

False

5. In an inductive generalization, the size of the sample does not matter as long as the sample is chosen randomly or by a stratified method.

True

False

6. The direction of inference in an inductive generalization goes from large to small.

True

False

7. According to the guidelines for evaluating inductive generalizations, for most purposes, sampling a population of college students is representative.

True

False

8. The following argument is invalid.

"I know there are 100 marbles in the bag and I've already picked out 99, all of which were either white or blue. So the one marble remaining in the bag will either be white or blue."

True

False

9. The fallacy of anecdotal arguments is associated with inductive reasoning.

True

False

10. The following argument is cogent.

"All popes reside at the Vatican. John Paul II resides at the Vatican. Therefore, John Paul II is a pope."

True

False