Reading PLus Standard 8A Reason and Rhetoric Lesson 2

Reading + Standard 8A: Reason and Rhetoric

Lesson 2

Multiple Choice

► Read the arguments, then select the correct response.

Premise 1: All mammals have wings.

Premise 2: All sharks have wings.

Conclusion: All mammals are sharks.

• A. The argument is valid because the premises and conclusion are valid.

• B. The argument is not valid because at least one premise is not valid.

• C. The argument is not valid even though the premises are valid.

Multiple Choice

Premise 1: No one under age 18 can vote.

Premise 2: First graders are under age 18.

Conclusion: First graders cannot vote.

• A. The argument is valid because the premises and conclusion are valid.

• B. The argument is not valid because at least one premise is not valid.

• C. The argument is not valid even though the premises are valid.

Multiple Choice

Premise 1: All snakes are reptiles.

Premise 2: All reptiles are animals.

Conclusion: All snakes are animals.

• A. The argument is valid because the premises and conclusion are valid.

• B. The argument is not valid because at least one premise is not valid.

• C. The argument is not valid even though the premises are valid.

Multiple Choice

Premise 1: The surface of the sun is hot.

Premise 2: Human beings can live in hot places.

Conclusion: Human beings can live on the sun.

• The argument is valid because the premises and conclusion are valid.

• B. The argument is not valid because at least one premise is not valid.

• C. The argument is not valid even though the premises are valid.

Open Ended

► Read this argument. Then identify the two premises and conclusion.

Because many children play video games and most students use computers for homework, we can infer that young people today have better technical skills than past generations.