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Acceptability, Relevance and Sufficiency

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is sort of 'issue' does the following argument suffer from?
If Superman actually exists then at least one superhero is real. Superman actually exists. At least one superhero is real.
a)
Sufficiency
b)
Relevance
c)
Acceptability
d)
None - it's a cogent argument!
2.
What is sort of 'issue' does the following argument suffer from?
Socrates is a man and all men are green.
Therefore Socrates is green.
a)
Sufficiency
b)
Relevance
c)
Acceptability
d)
None - it's a cogent argument!
3.
What is sort of 'issue' does the following argument suffer from?
Ivanka Trump must be a good person. Her dad she's the 'goodest' person he's ever met.
a)
Sufficiency
b)
Relevance
c)
Acceptability
d)
None - it's a cogent argument!
4.
What is sort of 'issue' does the following argument suffer from?
"We need you to work a bit more without getting paid more.  We're one big family and it's a tough time. That's what families do in tough times.
a)
Sufficiency
b)
Relevance
c)
Acceptability
d)
None - it's a cogent argument!
5.
What is sort of 'issue' does the following argument suffer from?
All living beings come from other living beings.  Therefore, the first forms of life must have come from a living being.  That living being is God.
[Take your time - this is hard...]
a)
Sufficiency
b)
Relevance
c)
Acceptability
d)
None - it's a cogent argument!
6.

If an argument contains a premise that is vague this leads to a problem with:

a)

Sufficiency

b)

Relevance

c)

Acceptability

7.

If an argument contains a premise that is implausible this leads to a problem with:

a)

Sufficiency

b)

Relevance

c)

Acceptability

8.

If an argument contains a premise that is ambiguous this leads to a problem with:

a)

Sufficiency

b)

Relevance

c)

Acceptability

9.

If an argument attacks a person, rather than their argument, this is a problem with:

a)

Sufficiency

b)

Relevance

c)

Acceptability

10.

If an argument appeals to the reader's emotions, in a way that is is not related to the conclusion, this is a problem with:

a)

Sufficiency

b)

Relevance

c)

Acceptability

11.

If an analogical argument makes a faulty inference because the two things being compared are not similar enough, this is a problem with:

a)

Sufficiency

b)

Relevance

c)

Acceptability

12.

If a deductive argument is thought to be invalid, this is a problem with:

a)

Sufficiency

b)

Relevance

c)

Acceptability

13.

If an inductive argument draws a stronger conclusion than it should, this is a problem with:

a)

Sufficiency

b)

Relevance

c)

Acceptability

14.

If an argument contains a premise that is false this leads to a problem with:

a)

Sufficiency

b)

Relevance

c)

Acceptability

15.

If an inductive argument draws a stronger conclusion than it should, this is a problem with:

a)

Sufficiency

b)

Relevance

c)

Acceptability

16.

In a slippery slope argument, the problem is with:

a)

Sufficiency

b)

Relevance

c)

Acceptability

17.

When an argument claims that one thing caused another simply because the second followed the first, the problem is with:

a)

Sufficiency

b)

Relevance

c)

Acceptability

18.

Arguments which affirm the consequent or deny the antecedent are:

a)

insufficient

b)

irrelevant

c)

unacceptable