Which two descriptions accurately characterize the nature of human beliefs? -
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answer>>Subject to bias & Sometimes irrational
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Which sentences are propositions? Choose 2 answers.
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- Hey, let's go to lunch at noon today.
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- Mangino's has the best pizza.
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- They will likely put the other restaurants out of business.
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- Do you like Mangino's pizza?
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Why can heuristics be advantageous? -
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answer>>They enable individuals to make quick decisions.
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Which sentence is a non-proposition?
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- If the burglar did not go out the front door, they must have gone out a window.
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- The earth is the third planet from the sun.
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- Where are the keys to my car?
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- Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. -
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uanswer>>Where are the keys to my car? u u u u u u
,Did the company really close that deal? It has had a great year. Where is the presid
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ent right now? Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
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In the above paragraph, which sentence expresses a proposition?
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- Where is the president right now? u u u u u
- Did the company really close that deal?
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- Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
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- It has had a great year. - answer>>It has had a great year.
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Propositions - answer>>Statements that can be true or false.
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Non-propositions - u
answer>>Sentences that are not statements about matters of fact (or fiction). Th
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ey do not make a claim that can be true or false.
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Which sentence expresses a complex proposition?
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- Birthday parties can be really fun. u u u u u
- The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
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- Too many employees are used to high-
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stress work environments in the United States.
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- Why did the monkey escape, and who is responsible? -
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uanswer>>The cat ate the food, but did not like it. u u u u u u u u u
,If the computer is not fixed, then the company either needs to buy a new one or wil
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l not be able to keep up productivity.
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Which of the following breaks down the complex proposition above into the simple
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propositions?
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- If the computer is not fixed, then the company needs to buy a new one. The c
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ompany will not be able to keep up productivity.
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- The computer is not fixed. The company needs to buy a new computer. The c
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ompany will not be able to keep up productivity.
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- The computer is not fixed. The company either needs to buy a new one or will n
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ot be able to keep up productivity.
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- The company does not have enough computers. -
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uanswer>>The computer is not fixed. The company needs to buy a new computer. u u u u u u u u u u u u u
The company will not be able to keep up productivity.
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Simple propositions - u u
answer>>Simple propositions have no internal logical structure, meaning wheth
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er they are true or false does not depend on whether part of them is true or false.
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They are simply true or false on their own.
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Complex propositions - u u
answer>>Complex propositions have internal logical structure, meaning they are
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composed of simple propositions. Whether they are true or false depends on wh
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ether their parts are true or false.
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If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on time. How
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many times have we heard the manager complain about tardiness? Nobody likes a
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u7 a.m. start time, but it was in the job description. We should remind the new em
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ployee how important this is. u u u u
, Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?
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- The new employee wants to succeed.
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- How many times have we heard the manager complain about tardiness?
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- The employees look out for each other.
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- If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on time. -
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uanswer>>The new employee wants to succeed. u u u u u
The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively affects man
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y of us. Many people are unsure exactly how their health insurance coverage work
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s and are not sure where they can go to get care. What can be done to improve thi
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s? If changes are not made soon, the problem will only get worse.
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Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?
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- Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
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- The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively affects
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many of us. u u
- What can be done to improve this? u u u u u u
- Many people are unsure exactly how their health insurance coverage works and
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are not sure where they can go to get care. -
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uanswer>>Many people are not sure where they can go to get care. u u u u u u u u u u u
Bad inferential structure -
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uanswer>>Every argument with the same structure as this argument is bad (inval u u u u u u u u u u u
id or weak). The premises do not, in fact, demonstrate or maybe even support t
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he conclusion. In other words, we can
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answer>>Subject to bias & Sometimes irrational
u u u u u u
Which sentences are propositions? Choose 2 answers.
u u u u u u
- Hey, let's go to lunch at noon today.
u u u u u u u
- Mangino's has the best pizza.
u u u u u
- They will likely put the other restaurants out of business.
u u u u u u u u u u
- Do you like Mangino's pizza?
u u u u
Why can heuristics be advantageous? -
u u u u u
answer>>They enable individuals to make quick decisions.
u u u u u u u
Which sentence is a non-proposition?
u u u u
- If the burglar did not go out the front door, they must have gone out a window.
u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u
- The earth is the third planet from the sun.
u u u u u u u u
- Where are the keys to my car?
u u u u u u u
- Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. -
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uanswer>>Where are the keys to my car? u u u u u u
,Did the company really close that deal? It has had a great year. Where is the presid
u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u
ent right now? Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
u u u u u u u u u u
In the above paragraph, which sentence expresses a proposition?
u u u u u u u u
- Where is the president right now? u u u u u
- Did the company really close that deal?
u u u u u u
- Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
u u u u u u u
- It has had a great year. - answer>>It has had a great year.
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Propositions - answer>>Statements that can be true or false.
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Non-propositions - u
answer>>Sentences that are not statements about matters of fact (or fiction). Th
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ey do not make a claim that can be true or false.
u u u u u u u u u u u
Which sentence expresses a complex proposition?
u u u u u
- Birthday parties can be really fun. u u u u u
- The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
u u u u u u u u u u
- Too many employees are used to high-
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stress work environments in the United States.
u u u u u u
- Why did the monkey escape, and who is responsible? -
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uanswer>>The cat ate the food, but did not like it. u u u u u u u u u
,If the computer is not fixed, then the company either needs to buy a new one or wil
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l not be able to keep up productivity.
u u u u u u u
Which of the following breaks down the complex proposition above into the simple
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propositions?
u
- If the computer is not fixed, then the company needs to buy a new one. The c
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ompany will not be able to keep up productivity.
u u u u u u u u
- The computer is not fixed. The company needs to buy a new computer. The c
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ompany will not be able to keep up productivity.
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- The computer is not fixed. The company either needs to buy a new one or will n
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ot be able to keep up productivity.
u u u u u u
- The company does not have enough computers. -
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uanswer>>The computer is not fixed. The company needs to buy a new computer. u u u u u u u u u u u u u
The company will not be able to keep up productivity.
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Simple propositions - u u
answer>>Simple propositions have no internal logical structure, meaning wheth
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er they are true or false does not depend on whether part of them is true or false.
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They are simply true or false on their own.
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Complex propositions - u u
answer>>Complex propositions have internal logical structure, meaning they are
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composed of simple propositions. Whether they are true or false depends on wh
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ether their parts are true or false.
u u u u u u
If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on time. How
u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u
many times have we heard the manager complain about tardiness? Nobody likes a
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u7 a.m. start time, but it was in the job description. We should remind the new em
u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u
ployee how important this is. u u u u
, Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?
u u u u u u u u u u u
- The new employee wants to succeed.
u u u u u u
- How many times have we heard the manager complain about tardiness?
u u u u u u u u u u
- The employees look out for each other.
u u u u u u
- If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on time. -
u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u
uanswer>>The new employee wants to succeed. u u u u u
The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively affects man
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y of us. Many people are unsure exactly how their health insurance coverage work
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s and are not sure where they can go to get care. What can be done to improve thi
u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u u
s? If changes are not made soon, the problem will only get worse.
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Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?
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- Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
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- The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively affects
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many of us. u u
- What can be done to improve this? u u u u u u
- Many people are unsure exactly how their health insurance coverage works and
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are not sure where they can go to get care. -
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uanswer>>Many people are not sure where they can go to get care. u u u u u u u u u u u
Bad inferential structure -
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uanswer>>Every argument with the same structure as this argument is bad (inval u u u u u u u u u u u
id or weak). The premises do not, in fact, demonstrate or maybe even support t
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he conclusion. In other words, we can
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