Argument Evaluation

a.) The presence of 2 premises and 1 conclusion

b.) Premises that support the conclusion and premises that are true

c.) The presence of 2 premises and 1 conclusion and premises that are true

d.) None of the above

a.) Both syllogisms have premises that support the conclusion

b.) Both syllogisms have premises that are true.

c.) Both syllogisms satisfy both criteria of a good argument.

d.) Modus ponens and modus tollens are not good argument forms.

TRUE

FALSE

a.) Both contain premises that are not true.

b.) Both involve premises that do not support the conclusion.

c.) )Both a and b

d.) Both do not follow the conventions of an argument in standard form.

a.) A simple argument has 2 premises and a conclusion while a complex argument has more than 2 premises.

b.) A simple argument has only one conclusion while a complex argument has at least one conclusion that, at the same time, functions as a premise.

c.) A simple argument consists of only one syllogism while a complex argument consists of at least 2 different types of syllogisms.

d.) A simple argument has an intermediate conclusion while a complex argument does not.