Reference no: EM133318002
Questions
1. An argument is deductive insofar as it is intended or claimed to be what?
Valid
True
Coherent
Defensible
2. An inductive argument does not claim to be valid but instead provide what?
Reason(s) for Conclusion
Soundness
Coherence
Rhetorical Accuracy
3. Deductive arguments provide conclusive support for their conclusions, inductive arguments provide ___________________ support for their conclusion.
Only Partial
Categorically Accurate
Systemically Incalculable
Statistically Improbable
4. Is the following argument deductive or inductive?
"Most likely, her new husband speaks English with an accent, because he comes from Germany, and most Germans speak English with an accent."
Inductive
Deductive
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5. Statistical features of a sample are used to make _____________________ about the population as a whole.
Statistical Claims
Deductive Arguments
Analogies
Causal Predictions
6. Because a(n) _____________ sample can lead to erroneous conclusions, we need to make sure that our sample includes enough trials.
Overly Small
Qualitatively Dishonest
Egregious
Angry
7. Drawing an inductive conclusion from a sample that is too small can lead to this fallacy:
Hasty Generalization
Bandwagon
Texas Sharpshooter
False Cause
8. If the sample is not representative of the opinions and ideas of the larger population, and as such becomes unfair in its representation the conclusions might commit what:
Biased Sampling
Dishonest Numbers
False Causes
Fallacy of Misrepresentation
9. Statistical application (or sometimes called statistical syllogism) is an argument that draws conclusions concerning what?
A member of the population
The dishonesty level of the population
The total aggregate number of participants
Nothing, it makes no conclusions
10. In the following, which is the "reference class;"
Three percent of the socialists from California voted for Romney
Maureen is a socialist from California.
Therefore, Maureen did not vote for Romney.
Socialists from California
Romney Voters
Maureen
People who did not vote for Romney