Question: Kevin was told of the existence of a boogeyman when he was three years old. Now aged seven, he continues to believe that the boogeyman exists, because he has never seen any information to the contrary. Which of the following logical fallacies has young Kevin demonstrated?
Answer Options:
Appeal to emotion
Appeal to popularity
Appeal to ignorance
Circular reasoning
Answer: Appeal to ignorance
Question: Gwen wants to consider whether or not a particular statement is a tautology. If she is using a truth table as her tool of analysis, which column should she pay particular attention to?
Answer Options:
The second column
The final column
The first column
The second-to-last column
Answer: The final column
Question: Which of the following best describes discrete data?
Answer Options:
Discrete data can be divided into fractional values
Discrete data can have random variables
Discrete data is distinct and cannot be divided
Discrete data is abstract
Answer: Discrete data is distinct and cannot be divided
Question: How many ways can a teacher choose 5 students out of a class of 35 to represent the class at a school assembly?
Answer Options:
7, since 35/5 = 7
324,632
24,165,120
There is not enough information to determine the answer
Answer: 324,632
Question: A permutation refers to
Answer Options:
The sum of two negative integers
A modification of a mathematical equation
An arrangement of a set of items
The likeliest possible outcome
Answer: An arrangement of a set of items
Question: Although you cannot divide matrices, what operation acts as an alternative?
Answer Options:
Identity matrices
Binomial operations
Reverse multiplication of matrices
Inverting matrices
Answer: Inverting matrices
Question: An individual who claims, “I’m always right because I’m the boss,” is engaging in the logical fallacy of
Answer Options:
Circular reasoning
Subjectivity
False cause
Hasty generalization
Answer: Circular reasoning
Question: _____ is the probability for each scenario in a binomial experiment, depending on the number of trials.
Answer Options:
Binomial experiment
Binomial expansion
Binomial distribution
Binomial theorem
Answer: Binomial distribution