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1. Criteria for evaluating an argument includes all of the following except:

Morality: the conclusion supported by moral values

Relevance: the premises relevant to the conclusion

Clarity: is the argument clear and unambiguous

Soundness: are the premises true; do they support the conclusion

2. Which of the following is true of evidence?

evidence has no important role to play in rationally evaluating arguments

evidence can only come from one source

evidence for a claim provides us with reasons for believing that claim

evidence cannot be used to support premises in an argument

3. All of the following are possible errors in thinking except:

Being too logical/overthinking

Confirmation Bias

Probability errors

Memorable events error

4. Effective communication can help with which of the following?

leadership skills

critical thinking skills

having successful personal relationships

All of these answers are correct.

5. We can begin constructing an argument by:

Stating our opinion

Finding an opponent we do not like

Identifying the issue and asking the right questions

Finding supportive evidence for our position

6. Which of the following commits the naturalistic fallacy?

an argument that we should not eat meat on the grounds that it will help the environment

an argument that birth control should be widely distributed because it would help end poverty

an argument that we should not eat meat because humans are designed to eat meat

an argument that birth control is wrong because it is unnatural

7. Which of the following is true of precising definitions?

precising definitions decrease the vagueness of a word

precising definitions are less exact than lexical definitions

precising definitions are intended to increase confusion

all these answers are true of precising definitions