2.5 What Is A Good Argument? (Part 2)
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Quiz yourself on the terms and concepts you learned in this section!
Questions and Answers
- 1.If the intended audience of an argument regards the premises as implausible, then it can’t be a good argument for that audience.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.If one of the premises of an argument is false, then it can’t be a good argument.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.All good arguments must satisfy both the Truth Condition and the Logic Condition.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.If an argument is invalid, then it cannot satisfy the Truth Condition.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.A strong argument is an invalid argument.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.An argument is strong if the conclusion follows from the premises with high probability.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.1. Whales are fish. 2. Fish have gills. Therefore, whales have gills.
- A.
Good argument
- B.
Bad because it violates the Truth Condition
- C.
Bad because it violates the Logic Condition
- 8.1. Whales are mammals. 2. Mammals nurse their young. Therefore, whales nurse their young.
- A.
Good argument
- B.
Bad because it violates the Truth Condition
- C.
Bad because it violates the Logic Condition
- 9.1. Almost all human beings are born with two arms and two legs. 2. Bonzo was born with two arms and two legs. Therefore, Bonzo is a human being.
- A.
Good argument
- B.
Bad because it violates the Truth Condition
- C.
Bad because it violates the Logic Condition
- 10.1. My grandfather smoked every day of his adult life. 2. My grandfather never got lung cancer and lived to be 90 years old. Therefore, smoking does not cause lung cancer.
- A.
Good argument
- B.
Bad because it violates the Truth Condition
- C.
Bad because it violates the Logic Condition
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