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b INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC 13TH EDITION
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BY PATRICK J. HURLEY, LORI WATSON
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INSTRUCTIONS:Thefollowingselectionsrelatetodistinguishingargumentsfromnonargumentsand v v
bidentifyingconclusions.Selectthebestanswerforeach.
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1. Thereappearstobeagrowinghappinessgapbetweenmenandwomen.Womentodayareworkingmore
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bandrelaxingless,whilemenareworkingless andrelaxingmore.Fortyyears agoatypicalwomanspent v v v b
b40minutesmoreperweekthanthetypicalmanperforminganactivityconsideredunpleasant.Today, v v b
bwithmenworkingless,thegapis90minutesandgrowing.
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a. Argument;conclusion:Today...thegapis90minutesandgrowing.
b. Nonargument.
c. Argument;conclusion:Fortyyearsago...anactivityconsideredunpleasant. v
d. Argument;conclusion:Thereappearstobe...betweenmenandwomen. v v v
e. Argument;conclusion:Womentodayareworkingmoreandrelaxingless. v v v
ANS: D b PTS: 2 b b
2. Leadistoxic,butdoyouknowwhy?Leadistoxicmainlybecauseitpreferentiallyreplacesothermetalsin
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bbiochemical reactions.Inso doingitinterfereswiththeproteinsthatregulatebloodpressure(whichcancause
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developmentdelaysinchildrenandhighbloodpressureinadults),hemeproduction(whichcan leadto
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banemia),andspermproduction.Leadalsodisplacescalciuminthereactionsthattransmitelectrical
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bimpulsesinthebrain,whichdiminishestheabilitytothinkandrecallinformation.
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AnneMarieHelmstine,"YourGuidetoChemistry" v
a. Argument;conclusion:Itinterfereswiththeproteins...andspermproduction. v v
b. Argument;conclusion:Leadistoxic. v
c. Nonargument.
d. Argument;conclusion:Itpreferentiallyreplacesothermetalsinbiochemicalreactions. v v v
e. Argument;conclusion:Leadalsodisplacescalcium...recallinformation.
ANS: C b PTS: 2 b b
3. Aristotlefocusedonclarifyingtheconceptofvirtueitself.Hearguedthatitwasvirtuoustochoosetheproper
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bamountofemotionand/oractioncalledforinaparticularsituationandthatextremesofemotionandaction v v v v v b
bwerevices.Inallcommunitiestherearesomemenofpracticalwisdomwhohavethecapacitytojudgewisely.
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bAristotlearguedthattheyhavethecapacitytofollowthe"rightrule"whateverthesituation.
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DavidCooper,ValuePluralismandEthicalChoice
a. Argument;conclusion:Inallcommunities...capacitytojudgewisely. v
b. Argument;conclusion:Aristotlefocusedonclarifyingtheconceptofvirtueitself.
c. Argument;conclusion:Theyhavethecapacitytofollow...thesituation.
d. Argument;conclusion:Hearguedthatitwasvirtuous...werevices v v
e. Nonargument.
ANS: E b PTS: 2 b b
4. Illegalimmigrantspaylocalsalestaxes,andmanyofthemalsopaystate,local,andfederalincometaxand
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b Social Securitytax.Theyalsopurchaseitemsfromlocalmerchants,increasingtheamountthesemerchants
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b payintaxes.Inaddition,theyworkforlowsalaries,whichincreasestheearningsoftheiremployersandthe b
b amountoftaxestheseemployerspay.Thus,itisnotcorrecttosaythatillegalimmigrantscontributenothingto b
b thecommunitiesinwhichtheylive. v
a. Argument;conclusion:Itisnotcorrecttosay...communitiesinwhichtheylive. v v v v
b. Argument;conclusion:Theyworkforlowsalaries...theseemployerspay. v
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, c. Argument;conclusion:Illegalimmigrantspay...SocialSecuritytax. v
d. Argument;conclusion:Theyalsopurchaseitems...payintaxes.
e. Nonargument.
ANS: A b PTS: 2b b
5. Numerousstudieshaveindicatedthat womenofcolor,blackwomeninparticular,areover-arrested,over-
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bindicted,and over-sentenced.African-Americanwomenareseventimesmorelikelytobearrestedfor
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prostitutionthanwomenofotherethnicgroups.Blackwomenhavereceivedsignificantlylongersentences
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bforcrimesagainstpropertyandservedlongerperiodsinprison.Forbothmurderand drugoffenses,
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bEuroamericanwomenendedupservingone-thirdlesstimeforthesameoffensesthanblackwomen. v
NancyKurshan,"WomenandImprisonmentintheU.S." v v
a. Argument;conclusion:African-Americanwomen...otherethnicgroups.
b. Nonargument.
c. Argument;conclusion:Forbothmurderanddrugoffenses...blackwomen. v v v
d. Argument;conclusion:Numerousstudieshaveindicated...over-sentenced. v v
e. Argument;conclusion:Blackwomenhavereceived...longerperiodsinprison. v v v
ANS: B b PTS: 2b b
6. It'sevenmoreimportantthesedaysthat yourcomputerbeprotectedbyafirewall.Therearecriminal v v b
belementslurkingintheshadowsofcyberspacewhosendoutprobestodetectunprotectedPCs.Oncea
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bvulnerablecomputerisfound,thesecriminalsinstallsoftwarethatassiststhemincommittingidentitytheft v v v b
bandfencingstolen IDs.Theyalsodefraudonlineadvertisersbyusingthesezombiecomputerstovisitpay-
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bper-clickads.
a. Argument;conclusion:Therearecriminalelements...todetectunprotectedPCs.
b. Argument;conclusion:Onceavulnerablecomputer...fencingstolenIDs. v v
c. Nonargument.
d. Argument;conclusion:Theyalsodefraud...tovisitpay-per-clickads. v v
e. Argument;conclusion:It'sevenmoreimportant...protectedbyafirewall. v v
ANS: E b PTS: 2b b
7. Theearthisofinteresttoastronomyformanyreasons.Nearlyallobservationsmustbemadethroughthe
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atmosphere,andthephenomenaoftheupperatmosphereandthemagnetospherereflectthestateof
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interplanetaryspace.Theearthisalsothemostimportantobjectofcomparisonforplanetologists.
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HannuKarttunen,etal.,FundamentalAstronomy
a. Argument;conclusion:Thephenomena...stateofinterplanetaryspace.
b. Argument;conclusion:Theearthisalso...forplanetologists. v
c. Argument;conclusion:Theearthisofinteresttoastronomy. v v
d. Nonargument.
e. Argument;conclusion:Nearlyallobservations...throughtheatmosphere. v
ANS: C b PTS: 2b b
8. Ifthetradeintigerproductsisbanned,tigerreservesareguardedbywellequippedstaff,communities
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abuttingtigerhabitataregivenastakeinprotectingtigers,andthemakersoftraditionalmedicinescanbe
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bpersuadedthattigerpartsarenotneeded,thentigerpoachingwillbehalted,habitatandlifesustainingprey v v v b
willberestored,andtheimmanentextinctionoftigersinthewild willbeaverted.
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a. Nonargument.
b. Argument;conclusion:Thetradeintigerproductsisbanned. v
c. Argument;conclusion:Tigerpoachingwillbehalted. v v
d. Argument;conclusion:Themakersoftraditionalmedicines...notneeded.
e. Argument;conclusion:Tigerpoachingwillbehalted...willbeaverted. v v
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, ANS: A b PTS: 2 b b
9. Humansarebiologicalorganisms.Tounderstandourbehaviorandmentalprocesses,weneedtounderstand b
theirbiologicalunderpinnings,startingwiththecellularlevel,theneuron.Howwefeel,learn,remember,
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andthinkallstemfromneuronalactivity.So,howa neuronworksandhowneuronscommunicatearecrucial
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piecesofinformationinsolvingthepuzzleofhumanbehaviorandmentalprocessing.
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RichardGriggs,Psychology:AConciseIntroduction
a. Argument;conclusion:Tounderstandourbehavior...theneuron. v
b. Argument;conclusion:Humansarebiologicalorganisms.
c. Argument;conclusion:Howwefeel...neuronalactivity. v
d. Argument;conclusion:Howaneuronworks...mentalprocessing. v v v v
e. Nonargument.
ANS: D b PTS: 2 b b
10. Virusesareacellularentitiestoosmalltobeseenwithalightmicroscope.Theyarecomposedofanucleicacid
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andafewproteins.Virusesreplicatethemselvesanddisplayotherpropertiesoflivingorganismsonlywhen
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theyhaveinvadedlivingcells.Indeed,somevirusescan becrystallizedandstoredinacontaineronashelffor
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years,buttheyretainthecapacitytoinvadecellsandcausedisease.
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JacquelynC.Black,Microbiology:PrinciplesandExplorations
a. Argument;conclusion:Theyarecomposedofanucleicacidanda fewproteins. v v v
b. Nonargument.
c. Argument;conclusion:Virusesareacellularentities...microscope. v v
d. Argument;conclusion:Indeed,somevirusescanbecrystallized...causedisease. v v
e. Argument;conclusion:Virusesreplicatethemselves...invadedlivingcells.
ANS: B b PTS: 2 b b
11. Harnessingtheclean,abundantenergyofthesunandwindiscriticaltosolvingtheglobalwarmingproblem. v v v v b
Technologicaladvanceshavebroughtthecostofelectricitygeneratedbythewinddownby82percentsince
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1981.Solarenergytechnologyhas maderemarkableprogressasnewphotovoltaiccellshavebeen
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developedtoconvertevengreateramountsofsunlightdirectlyintoelectricity.Todaythecostsofwindand
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solarpowerarebecomingcompetitivewithdirtycoal-firedplants.
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SierraClub,"GlobalWarmingSolutions"
a. Argument;conclusion:Todaythecostsofwind...dirtycoal-firedplants.
b. Argument;conclusion:Technologicaladvances...by82percentsince1981. v
c. Argument;conclusion:Harnessingtheclean...theglobalwarmingproblem. v v
d. Nonargument.
e. Argument;conclusion:Solarenergytechnology...directlyintoelectricity.
ANS: D b PTS: 2 b b
12. Itislikelythatinnocentprisonersinthiscountryhavebeenexecutedforcrimestheydidnotcommit.From
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1973until2007,124deathrowinmateshavebeenexonerated.InmanyofthesecasesDNAevidenceplayeda
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crucialrole.Yet,inthatsametimeframe,morethan1000prisonerswereexecuted.Formanyofthese
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prisonersnoDNAevidencewasavailable.Ifsuchevidencehadbeenavailable,howmaymorewouldhave
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beenexonerated?
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a. Argument;conclusion:Inmanyofthesecases...playeda crucialrole. v v
b. Nonargument.
c. Argument;conclusion:From1973...havebeenexonerated. v
d. Argument;conclusion:Formanyoftheseprisoners...wasavailable. v v
e. Argument;conclusion:Itislikelythatinnocentprisoners...theydidnotcommit. v v v
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