Ashford University _ GEN 499 Week 4 Critical Thinking Quiz (2020) All the Attempted Points 100% Correct!

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1. Question : <21{1[1(01)01]}> Since Jessica’s participation in local politics increased significantly after she joined her school’s political science club, it is clear that her involvement in ... that club led her to take an interest in politics. The argument above is flawed because: it’s possible that an interest in politics caused Jessica to join the political science club. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 2 . Question : <21{1[1(13)13]}> A recent study of 100 employees from six departments of a major corporation found 65% to be sleep deprived. The researchers concluded that the majority of corporate employees are sleep deprived. The researcher’s conclusion is suspect because it: relies on a sample that is too small to represent the entire corporate workforce. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 3 . Question : <11{1[4(17)17]}> Mrs. Orlof teaches two history classes, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Yesterday she gave the same test to both classes. Anyone who failed the Student Answer: does not suggest that Catherine goes to see every romantic comedy that plays at her local movie theater. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 2 . Question : <21{1[1(13)13]}> A recent study of 100 employees from six departments of a major corporation found 65% to be sleep deprived. The researchers concluded that the majority of corporate employees are sleep deprived. The researcher’s conclusion is suspect because it: relies on a sample that is too small to represent the entire corporate workforce. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 3 . Question : <21{1[1(01)01]}> Since Jessica’s participation in local politics increased significantly after she joined her school’s political science club, it is clear that her involvement in that club led her to take an interest in politics. The argument above is flawed because: it’s possible that an interest in politics caused Jessica to join the political science club. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 4 . Question : <11{1[1(19)19]}> All sages provide both wisdom and inspiration. Since Dasha’s speech contained wisdom and greatly inspired her audience, Dasha is a sage. Which one of the following points out the flaw in the argument above? Just because Dasha satisfied two requirements of being a sage doesn’t necessarily mean that she satisfies all the requirements of being a sage. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 5 . Question : <21{1[2(24)24]}> The average height of members of the high school basketball team is six feet, three inches. Jerry is on the high school basketball team, so Jerry must be taller than six feet. The argument above is flawed because it confuses an [Show More]

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