Statistics Practice Exam With Answers (20 Solved Questions)

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1.Question :In the field of logic, inductive arguments __________.Student Answer:are those that move from general principles to particularinstancesare those that support their conclusions only to some degreeof probabilityare those that prove their conclusions necessarilyare those that move from particular instances to generalprinciplesInstructorExplanation:The answer can be found in Section 9.5, “Case Study: Interpretationand Criticism in Practice,” ofWith Good Reason: A Guide to CriticalThinking.Points Received:1 of 1Comments:Question 2.Question :Which type of inductive argument is the following:“All crows observed so far have been black, so all crows areblack.”Student Answer:Inference to the Best ExplanationStatistical SyllogismInductive GeneralizationAppeal to AuthorityInstructorExplanation:The answer can be found in Section 5.3, “Statistical Arguments: InductiveGeneralizations,” ofWith Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.-631015963MultipleChoice15True0-631015963MultipleChoice15

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Points Received:1 of 1Comments:Question 3.Question :An argument is unsound if and only if _____________.Student Answer:It has weak reasoning.It either has a false premise or it is invalid.It has a false premise.It begs the question.InstructorExplanation:The answer can be found in Section 3.1, “Basic Concepts in DeductiveReasoning,” ofWith Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.Points Received:1 of 1Comments:Question 4.Question :The conclusion in a standard argument form is often presented as__________.Student Answer:the thesis in an argumentative essaythe rebuttal of an argumentative essaythe premise of an argumentative essaythe support in an argumentative essay-631015962MultipleChoice47True0-631015962MultipleChoice47-631015961MultipleChoice45True0-631015961MultipleChoice45

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InstructorExplanation:The answer can be found in Section 9.1, “The Argumentative Essay,” ofWith Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.Points Received:1 of 1Comments:Question 5.Question :Sloan: “Dude you play way too many videogames.”John: “Whatever bro! WhenEternal Death Slayer IIIcame outyou were waiting in line outside the store for four hours to be thefirst to get it. I am not going to listen to your reasoning.”StudentAnswer:No FallacyAppeal to FearFalse CauseFalse DilemmaAd hominemInstructorExplanation:The answer can be found in Chapter 7.2, “Fallacies of Relevance,”ofWith Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.Points Received:1 of 1Comments:Question 6.Question :In an argumentative essay, the premises of the argument__________.-631015960MultipleChoice2True0-631015960MultipleChoice2-631015959MultipleChoice29True0-631015959MultipleChoice29
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