Question: The authors of this text claim that logic is __________.
Answer Options:
a human invention.
something that only exists in certain parts of the world.
something that began in England.
a human attribute that can be learned.
Answer: a human attribute that can be learned.
Question: Gene Poole located in Wyoming has a DNA website that is accessible in Colorado. Shelly Fish a resident of Colorado has a claim against Gene Poole and files a suit against him in Colorado state court. Which of the following is true with respect to Colorado’s ability to assert jurisdiction over Gene?
Answer Options:
None of the alternatives are correct.
Due to the international reach of the internet all state courts have jurisdiction of cases involving their citizens.
The degree of interaction between Gene and Shelly with respect to their transaction.
Answer: The degree of interaction between Gene and Shelly with respect to their transaction.
Question: A lack of standing means?
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The plaintiff’s damages exceed the monetary limit of the court in which the case was brought.
The plaintiff does not have a stake in the case that can be remedied by a court.
Venue is improper.
The plaintiff failed to meet all the requirements of diversity jurisdiction.
Answer: The plaintiff does not have a stake in the case that can be remedied by a court.
Question: Identify the form of the following argument.If he were responsible, then he would have shown up on time.
He did not show up on time.
Therefore he is not responsible.
Answer Options:
modus ponens
modus tollens
disjunctive syllogism
hypothetical syllogism
not a valid form
Answer: modus tollens
Question: Autonomic ganglia are motor ganglia only.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: After discussing whether to schedule a home inspection on a house Booker intends to purchase with the realtor, Booker decides not to schedule it due to its cost. What is the realtor’s likely response to Booker?
Answer Options:
If you do not schedule a home inspection, you will not be able to sue the seller if there is any defect the seller did not disclose.
Although it is not required and will not affect the seller’s potential liability to the Booker for undisclosed defects, Booker intends to borrow money to purchase the house, the mortgage company may insist upon it.
It is mandatory under Florida law.
It is only mandatory if the seller executes a quit claim deed.
Answer: Although it is not required and will not affect the seller’s potential liability to the Booker for undisclosed defects, Booker intends to borrow money to purchase the house, the mortgage company may insist upon it.
Question: Which category of memory is involved when playing the piano?
Answer Options:
a) declarative
b) emotional
c) procedural
d) motor
Answer: c) procedural
Question: When you’re taking an exam for the first time with a new computer or in a new location, you should always take this practice test first.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: The higher the price of an antique, the greater people’s expectation that the object is rare. That, in turn, makes the antique appear more valuable.
Answer Options:
Will likely increase people’s expectations that the antique is valuable.
Will guarantee that the antique will not sell at a profit.
Should be encouraged because it increases the likelihood that antiques will be sold.
Should be encouraged because it lessens a quality that makes that antique desirable.
Answer: Will likely increase people’s expectations that the antique is valuable.
Question: All of the following industries have been affected by the web except
Answer Options:
Travel reservations
Book selling
Lawn mowing
Stock brokerage
Answer: Lawn mowing
Question: Because many of the same cardiac cells are innervated by both parasympathetic and sympathetic fibers, the influence of the two divisions on the heart is synergistic.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: An out-of-state motorist is pulled over for speeding which of the following is true?
Answer Options:
A state court does not have jurisdiction over an out-of-state resident.
Only a federal court would have jurisdiction over an out-of-state resident.
The state has jurisdiction over the out-of-state motorist because he or she violated the state speeding laws while he or she was in the state.
A state court does not have jurisdiction over the out-of-state motorist because he or she was only passing through.
Answer: The state has jurisdiction over the out-of-state motorist because he or she violated the state speeding laws while he or she was in the state.
Question: The CAPM is built on historic conditions, although in most cases we use expected future data in applying it. Because betas used in the CAPM are calculated using expected future data, they are not subject to changes in future volatility. This is one of the strengths of the CAPM.
a. True
b. False
Answer:
Question: Nondeclarative memories preserve the circumstances in which they are learned.
Answer Options:
a) True
b) False
Answer: b) False
Question: An argument in logic is _________.
Answer Options:
a set of claims, some of which serve as support for another claim.
a debate between two people.
the conclusion of one’s reasoning.
a dispute with no resolution.
Answer: a set of claims, some of which serve as support for another claim.
Question: In a propositional argument form the variables represent __________.
Answer Options:
sentences
categories
arguments
logical relationships
anything the arguer wants them to.
Answer: sentences
Question: Which category of memory is involved when playing the piano?
Answer Options:
declarative
procedural
emotional
motor
Answer: procedural