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Critical Thinking Week Four Checkpoint Quiz GRADED new test questions and answers solution   Question 1 5 / 5 pts Based on what you have read in the text, the lecture, and any other sources you... find helpful to your understanding of deductive arguments, explain the structure of a deductive argument in your own words.    Question 2 5 / 5 pts Go to the box “Deductive Reasoning” (in the beginning of Chapter 8). Read the last paragraph there. Based on that reading and any other sources you find helpful to your understanding, describe the part that “rules, operating conditions, core beliefs, values, policies, principles, procedures, and terminology” (p. 159) play in deductive arguments.   Question 3 2 / 2 pts In the introduction to Chapter 8, the text sets forth a specific definition of the term “valid” as it applies to deductive arguments. What is that definition?   Question 4 2 / 2 pts Use the following template to create a valid Denying the Consequent argument example:  If_________________ then _______________ It is not the case that ______________________ Therefore, it is not the case that ________________   Question 5 2 / 2 pts Use the following template to create a valid Affirming the Antecedent argument example:  If_______________ then____________ ________________________________ Therefore _______________________   Question 6 2 / 2 pts Jack says: “I can enroll full time this semester, or I can buy a car. I think going to school full time is the better option for me, so I’ll have to put off buying car.” What name does the text give to this argument structure?   Question 7 5 / 5 pts In addition to if/then and either/or, there are other terms that, when used correctly, can create valid argument templates. Using the three deductive statements below, create five (5) valid deductive arguments. To make your life easier, you can use the key words at the end of the statement to fill in the template. Statement A: Tuition increases 5 percent per academic year. (Tuition increases) Statement B: I must graduate in no more than two years. (Graduate two years) Statement C: I have legal access to unlimited amounts of cash. (Unlimited cash)   Question 8 0 / 2 pts Transivity, reflexivity, and identity refer to what kind of reasoning?   Question 9 5 / 5 pts Using what you learned in Chapter 8 section Applying a Generalization, construct an argument proving that your Chamberlain major will place you in the category of healthcare worker.   Question 10 5 / 5 pts A local newspaper serving a mid-sized U.S. city whose population is about 300,000 surveyed 40 retail businesses. Of the businesses surveyed, 70% said they were planning little or no hiring of extra workers during the coming Christmas season. The newspaper concluded that consumer spending would likely be down for Christmas this year, since retailers were not anticipating extra holiday business. Evaluate the newspaper’s generalization about consumer holiday spending using what you have learned in Chapter 9, including the four questions suggested by the text:  Was the correct group sampled? Were the data obtained in an effective way? Were enough cases considered? Was the sample representatively structured?   Question 11 5 / 5 pts Go to Individual Exercises at the end of Chapter 9. Example 9 concludes that “the American people are opposed to the President’s health care reform legislation” (p. 190). Using the Four Tests for Evaluating Arguments found in Section 7.2 of the text, and keeping in mind all that you have learned from Chapters 7-9, evaluate the worthiness of Example 9, beginning with the Test of Logical Strength. Remember, if the argument fails a test, you do not need to go further. Give a detailed explanation in support of your evaluation. If the argument contains a fallacy, explain what you think the fallacy is.     Question 12 5 / 5 pts What is a correlation? What is a statistically significant correlation?   Question 13 5 / 5 pts Go to Individual Exercises at the end of Chapter 9. Go to Example 12. What test does this argument fail?  What fallacy does the argument contain? [Show More]

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