D265 readiness quiz take 3

Which words are premise indicators? Choose two

• For

• So

• Therefore

• As

All the produce at the neighborhood grocery store is always terrible. I know because I bought tomatoes there twice and both times they were rotten. Which best characterizes this argument?

• Strong

• Valid

• Weak

• Cogent

If Sam lives in Salt Lake City, then Sam lives in Utah. Sam does live in Utah. Therefore, Sam lives in Salt Lake City. This is an example of which fallacy?

• Fallacy fallacy

• Begging the question

• Affirming the consequent

• Denying the antecedent

Brand X dog food is the healthiest dog food because no other brand of dog food is as nutritious. What fallacy is this an example of?

• Affirming the consequent

• Denying the antecedent

• Fallacy fallacy

• Begging the question

Either you are my friend, or you are my enemy. You are not my friend. Therefore, you are my enemy. Which two descriptions accurate characterize this argument?

• False dichotomy

• Circular reasoning

• Black or white thinking

• Causal reasoning

Which arguments contain the general-specific pattern? Choose two.

• All triangles have three sides, and that shape is a triangle. So that shape has three sides.

• A pentagon has five sides, and a hexagon has six sides. So a heptagon has seven sides.

• If something is a dessert, then it is sweet. Cake is dessert. So cake is sweet.

• If the cake is chocolate, the frosting is vanilla. The frosting is not vanila. SO the cake is not chocolate.