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True or false
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True or false: An argument consists of premises offered in support of a conclusion.
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3/9 3. Argument Structure Online Quiz Questions
Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 3/9 3. Argument Structure, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
20 questions
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Consider this argument: “The library is closed on Sundays. Today is Sunday. Therefore, the library is closed today.” Which proposition is the conclusion?
- A
The library is closed on Sundays.
- B
Today is Sunday.
- C
The library is closed today.
- D
The library is open on weekdays.
03
Written response
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What is the logical term for a proposition used as evidence or a reason for another proposition?
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
Complete the statement with a common premise indicator: “The sidewalk is wet it probably rained.”
05
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What does deductive validity concern?
- A
Whether true premises would make a false conclusion impossible
- B
Whether every premise is factually true
- C
Whether the conclusion is personally persuasive
- D
Whether the argument contains an indicator word
06
True or false
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True or false: The statement “If the alarm is set, the light will flash” is by itself an argument.
- A
True
- B
False
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Which practices belong to a fair reconstruction of an everyday argument? Select all that apply.
- A
Identify the main claim.
- B
Locate the supporting reasons.
- C
Replace cautious claims with stronger claims.
- D
Preserve the original meaning.
- E
Add controversial assumptions whenever possible.
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Written response
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What is the logical term for the movement from premises to a conclusion?
09
Fill in the blank
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Complete the description: “All mammals are warm-blooded” and “Whales are mammals” are because they work together to support the conclusion.
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In the context where the engine’s stopping is already accepted, how does this sentence function: “The engine stopped because it ran out of fuel”?
- A
An argument, because every use of “because” introduces a premise
- B
An explanation, because the engine’s stopping is treated as accepted
- C
A description, because no proposition is present
- D
A question, because the cause is uncertain
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Which of the following are non-arguments when considered by themselves? Select all that apply.
- A
The committee met on Tuesday.
- B
Did the train arrive?
- C
The roads are icy; therefore, driving will be dangerous.
- D
If the temperature falls, the water will freeze.
- E
The building has three floors and a glass entrance.
12
Open ended
1 point
Reconstruct this conversational argument into numbered premises and a conclusion: “You should take an umbrella—the forecast predicts rain, and you do not have a raincoat.” Include any reasonable unstated premise needed to connect the reasons to the conclusion.
13
True or false
1 point
True or false: A valid deductive argument with one or more false premises can be sound.
- A
True
- B
False
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An argument states: “The forecast predicts rain. You do not have a raincoat. Therefore, you should take an umbrella.” Which unstated premise best completes a fair reconstruction?
- A
Any event involving weather requires carrying an umbrella.
- B
Whenever rain is predicted and someone lacks a raincoat, carrying an umbrella is a reasonable way to stay dry.
- C
Everyone must carry an umbrella whenever rain is predicted.
- D
Rain is impossible unless a person carries an umbrella.
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Assume that everyone already accepts that the engine stopped. In the sentence “The engine stopped because it ran out of fuel,” how does the sentence function in this context?
- A
An argument, because “because” always introduces a premise.
- B
An explanation, because the engine's stopping is treated as an accepted fact.
- C
A question, because the sentence asks why the engine stopped.
- D
A non-argument, because explanations contain no propositions.
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In the argument “All mammals are warm-blooded. Whales are mammals. Therefore, whales are warm-blooded,” what is the relationship between the first two propositions?
- A
They are two unrelated premises.
- B
They are independent premises, each sufficient by itself.
- C
They are linked premises that work together.
- D
They are an unstated premise and a conclusion.
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Written response
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In the following structure, what is proposition 3 called? 1. The roads are icy. 2. If the roads are icy, driving will be dangerous. 3. Therefore, driving will be dangerous. 4. If driving will be dangerous, the school should close. 5. Therefore, the school should close.
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A person says, “You should take an umbrella—the forecast predicts rain, and you do not have a raincoat.” Which reconstruction best supplies the reasonable unstated premise?
- A
Rain is never dangerous when a person has an umbrella.
- B
A forecast can never be wrong.
- C
Anyone who owns a raincoat should avoid umbrellas.
- D
If rain is predicted and you do not have a raincoat, you should take an umbrella.
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Classify the following deductive argument's structure: “If the alarm is set, the light will flash. The alarm is set. Therefore, the light will flash.”
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Evaluate this deductive argument: “If the alarm is set, the light will flash. The light is flashing. Therefore, the alarm is set.” Which assessment is best?
- A
It is invalid because the light could be flashing for a different reason.
- B
It is valid because every flashing light must be caused by an alarm.
- C
It is sound because the conclusion is plausible.
- D
It is not an argument because it contains an if-then statement.