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Question 109 (1 point)

If the sculpture is not a forgery, then it’s worth a small fortune. Therefore, the sculpture is not a forgery, since it’s worth a small fortune.

Question 109 options:

Inductive, invalid

Inductive, sound

Deductive, strong

Deductive, invalid

Deductive, weak

Deductive, valid

Inductive, strong

Inductive, weak

Deductive, uncogent

In the following problems please identify the arguments as either inductive or deductive, and then choose the assessment that applies best to it.

E.g. All canoes are boats.

No boats are on the planet Jupiter.

So, no canoes are on the planet Jupiter.

This argument is DEDUCTIVE, VALID, & SOUND.

Question 110 (1 point)

I have lived in the United States in the state of Florida for twenty-five years, and never once I have experienced snow. So, snow must be pretty rare occurrence in the United States.

Question 110 options:

Deductive, invalid.

Deductive, invalid.

Inductive, strong.

Inductive, valid.

Inductive, unsound.

Deductive, weak.

Inductive, cogent.

Deductive, sound.

Inductive, weak.

Argument or Not? If argument what's the conclusion? If nonargument, what kind?

Determine whether the following are arguments are not. If an argument, state the conclusion. If not an argument, state what kind of nonargument it is.

Question 111 (1 point)

Algae photosynthesize their own food, as plants do. Algae are also widely distributed in bodies of fresh water and in oceans. Because they are so numerous and because they capture energy from sunlight in the food they make, algae are an important source of food for other organisms.

Question 111 options:

a)

Nonargument

Statement of Opinion

b)

Argument

"Algae are also widely distributed in bodies of fresh water and in oceans."

c)

Nonargument

Expository Passage

d)

Argument (from Examples)

"Algae photosynthesize their own food, as plants do."

e)

Nonargument

Conditional Statement

f)

Argument.

"Algae are an important source of food for other organisms"

Determine whether the following are arguments are not. If an argument, state the conclusion. If not an argument, state what kind of nonargument it is.

Question 112 (1 point)

As is widely known, rainbows sometimes occur after a storm because the droplets of water in the air refract and reflect rays of light from the sun. The angle of refraction is different for different wavelengths of light, and this accounts for the separation of colors in the rainbow.

Question 112 options:

a)

Argument

"The droplets of water in the air refract and reflect rays of light from the sun."

b)

Nonargument

Conditional Statement

c)

Nonargument

Explanation

d)

Argument

"This accounts for the separation of colors in the rainbow."

e)

Nonargument

Loosely associated statements

f)

Nonargument

Illustration

Answer 1

109. The correct answer is Option D. This is a deductive argument and it is invalid.

110. The correct answer is Option C. This an inductive argument that is strong.

111. The correct answer is Option C. This is a non argument and an expository passage.

112. The correct answer is Option C. This is a non argument and an explanation.