Question

1. If a strong argument has a false conclusion, then not all its premises can be true.

True

False

2. Reference works, such as dictionaries and encyclopedias, are completely reliable sources of information, otherwise, they wouldn't be reference works.

True

False

3. You are rationally justified in accepting the view of the majority of experts in a given subject, even if this view turns out later to have been incorrect.

True

False

4. If someone has given bad reasons for a claim's acceptance, the claim should always be rejected.

True

False

5. If no reasons have been given for a claim's acceptance, the claim should always be rejected.

True

False

6. If you have reason to believe that an expert is biased, you should reject that expert's claim as false.

True

False

7. If we 'suspend judgment'€ on a claim, then we think the claim is false.

True

False

8. Our most reliable source of information about the world is our own observations.

True

False

9. Media consolidation (otherwise known as "media concentration") refers to the process of larger companies buying up smaller media companies.

True

False

10. Choose the answer that best characterizes the following passage: "The ensemble played an encore at last year's concert, and I'm pretty sure they played one the year before as well. So they will most likely play an encore at this year's concert."

This passage is neither an attempt at an argument nor an attempt at an explanation. It is just a series of claims.

This passage is an explanation.

This passage is an attempt at a deductive argument.

This passage is an attempt at an inductive argument.

11. Choose the answer that best characterizes the following passage: "Sheila's clarinet must be French. It's a Leblanc, and all Leblanc instruments are made in France."

This passage is neither an argument nor an explanation.

This passage is a deductive argument.

This passage is an inductive argument.

This passage is both deductive and inductive.