Question: Which of the following is true about combining deductive and inductive reasoning?
Answer Options: A. One should never try to combine the two, but should make the best choice of which one to use. B. If an argument has inductive and deductive elements, then the overall argument is generally deductive. C. The argument fails to adequately support its conclusion. D. If an argument has inductive and deductive elements, then the overall argument is generally inductive. Correct Answer: D. If an argument has inductive and deductive elements, then the overall argument is generally inductive.
Question: Just because there is a correlation between A and B _________.
Answer Options: A. does not mean that A caused B or vice versa B. definitely means that A caused B C. definitely means that B caused A Correct Answer: A. does not mean that A caused B or vice versa
Question: One way to make an inductive argument weaker is to _________.
Answer Options: A. strengthen the conclusion B. eliminate the conclusion C. make the argument valid D. strengthen a premise Correct Answer: B. eliminate the conclusion
Question: Which of the following is not one of the reasons given for why inductive reasoning is sometimes preferable to deductive reasoning?
Answer Options: A. Inductive arguments are often more reliable than deductive ones. B. Inductive arguments are more likely to retain much of their strength if there is found to be an error with a premise. C. Inductive arguments are often more persuasive than deductive ones. D. Present stronger reasoning than deductively valid ones. Correct Answer: D. Present stronger reasoning than deductively valid ones.
Question: Mill’s methods claim that when there is a phenomenon or event that is regularly correlated with another phenomenon or event, then the two events or phenomena may be causally connected. Which of Mill’s methods does this describe?
Answer Options: A. Method of agreement B. Method of difference C. Joint method of agreement and difference D. Method of concomitant variation Correct Answer: D. Method of concomitant variation
Question: Mill’s methods claim that if two or more cases share the same effect and share only one common characteristic, then this characteristic may be related to the cause of the effect. Which of Mill’s methods does this describe?
Answer Options: A. Method of agreement B. Method of difference Correct Answer: A. Method of agreement
Question: “When I once visited Texas, it was hot. So the next time I visit Texas, it will be hot.” This is an example of a _________.
Answer Options: A. strong inductive argument B. valid inductive argument C. sound deductive argument D. weak inductive argument Correct Answer: D. weak inductive argument
Question: The goal of this paper is to
Answer Options: A. Watch a television show and summarize what happened. B. Show the student’s personal idea about how to resolve conflict. C. Demonstrate that you can apply key themes covered in Bevan and Sole to a fictional conflict. Correct Answer: C. Demonstrate that you can apply key themes covered in Bevan and Sole to a fictional conflict.
Question: Students can easily earn a passing on this paper without using Bevan and Sole.
Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: False
Question: In order to cover all content-related elements of this paper, students must:
Answer Options: A. Explain the conflict. B. Explain the conflict, explain why it wasn’t handled well, use Bevan and Sole to discuss conflict management strategies, and explain what could have been done differently. C. Explain why the conflict wasn’t handled well. D. Use Bevan and Sole to discuss conflict management strategies. Correct Answer: B. Explain the conflict, explain why it wasn’t handled well, use Bevan and Sole to discuss conflict management strategies, and explain what could have been done differently.
Question: APA-style is worth 20% of the overall grade for this paper.
Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: True
Question: To do a sufficient job explaining the conflict, the student must:
Answer Options: A. Briefly describe the events leading to the conflict and the characters involved in the dispute. B. Explain the entire book of the television series. C. Not bother explaining the details of the conflict. D. Describe each character that has ever appeared on the program. Correct Answer: A. Briefly describe the events leading to the conflict and the characters involved in the dispute.
Question: When addressing what could have been done differently, students are required to directly use Bevan and Sole, with full APA citations.
Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: True
Question: To do a distinguished job explaining the conflict:
Answer Options: A. A conflict simply has to be identified. B. All characters, and their backgrounds and relationship to each other, must be explained. C. The conflict is clearly and accurately identified and communication is highlighted as the central element. D. Blame for who started the dispute needs to be assigned. Correct Answer: C. The conflict is clearly and accurately identified and communication is highlighted as the central element.
Question: To earn full credit for page length, the paper must be ______ pages long.
Answer Options: A. < 1 B. 1 C. 1.5 D. 2 Correct Answer: D. 2
Question: In this paper, an introduction is not required.
Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: False
Question: Mrs. Orloff teaches two history classes, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Yesterday gave the same test to both classes. Anyone who failed the test must take a retest. Since a greater percentage of students who took the morning test failed the test than students who took the afternoon test, more of Orloff’s morning history students than afternoon history students will have to take the retest. The conclusion above is not necessarily valid because
Answer Options: A. it is based on data that is statistically impossible B. it relies on an analogy that is not valid C. some of the students who passed the afternoon test may have received information about the test from morning students D. more students may have taken the test in the afternoon than in the morning Correct Answer: D. more students may have taken the test in the afternoon than in the morning
Question: The average height of members of the high school basketball team is six feet, three inches. Jerry is on the high school basketball team, so Jerry must be taller than six feet. The argument above is flawed because it confuses
Answer Options: A. Jerry with other members of the team B. the members of one team with the members of another team C. people who are six feet three inches tall for people who are exactly six feet tall D. an average for the individuals that make up that average Correct Answer: D. an average for the individuals that make up that average
Question: A recent study of 100 employees from six departments of a major corporation found 65% to be sleep deprived. The researchers concluded that the majority of corporate employees are sleep deprived. The researcher’s conclusion is suspect because it
Answer Options: A. assumes that corporate employees are more sleep deprived than other people B. is based on evidence that is statistically impossible C. fails to define the effects the sleep deprivation has D. relies on a sample that is too small to represent the entire corporate workforce Correct Answer: D. relies on a sample that is too small to represent the entire corporate workforce