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COMPLETE TESTBANK 2026 A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
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11TH EDITION BY PATRICK J. HURLEY
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A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC 11TH EDITION
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1. There appears to be a growing happiness gap between men and women. Women today are working mor
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e and relaxing less,
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40 minutes more per week than the typical man performing an activity considered
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unpleasant. Today, , 90 minutes and growing. K KwithKmenKworkingKless KtheKgapKisK K K K




a. Argument; conclusion: Today ... the gap is 90 minutes and growing. K K K K K K K K K K




b. No argument.
c. Argument; conclusion: Forty years ago ... an activity considered unpleasant.K K K K K K K K K




d. Argument; conclusion: There appears to be ... between men and women. K K K K K K K K K K




e. Argument; conclusion: Women today are working more and relaxing less. K K K K K K K K K




ANS: K D PTS: 2 K K




2. Lead is toxic, but do you know why? Lead is toxic mainly because it preferentially replaces other metals in
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biochemical reactions. In so doing it interferes with the proteins that regulate blood pressure (which can ca
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use development delays in children and high blood pressure in adults), heme production (which can lead to
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anemia), and sperm production. Lead also displaces calcium in the reactions that transmit electrical impul
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ses in the brain, which diminishes the ability to think and recall information.
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a. Argument; conclusion: It interferes with the proteins ... and sperm production.
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b. Argument; conclusion: Lead is toxic. K K K K




c. No argument.
d. Argument; conclusion: It preferentially replaces other metals in biochemical reactions.
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e. Argument; conclusion: Lead also displaces calcium ... recall information. K K K K K K K K




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3. Aristotle focused on clarifying the concept of virtue itself. He argued that it was virtuous to choose the prop
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er amount of emotion and/or action called for in a particular situation and that extremes of emotion and acti
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on were vices. In all communities there are some men of practical wisdom who have the capacity to judge
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wisely. Aristotle argued that they have the capacity to follow the "right rule" whatever the situation.
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a. Argument; conclusion: In all communities ... capacity to judge wisely. K K K K K K K K K




b. Argument; conclusion: Aristotle focused on clarifying the concept of virtue itself.
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c. Argument; conclusion: They have the capacity to follow ... the situation. K K K K K K K K K K




d. Argument; conclusion: He argued that it was virtuous ... were vices K K K K K K K K K K




e. No argument.
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4. Illegal immigrants pay local sales taxes,
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a. Argument; conclusion: It is not correct to say ... communities in which they live.
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b. Argument; conclusion: They work for low salaries ... these employers pay. K K K K K K K K K K




c. Argument; conclusion: Illegal immigrants pay ... Social Security tax. K K K K K K K K




d. Argument; conclusion: They also purchase items ... pay in taxes. K K K K K K K K K




e. No argument.




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5. Numerous studies have indicated that women of color, black women in particular, are over-arrested, over-
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indicted, and over-sentenced. African- K K K




American women are seven times more likely to be arrested for prostitution than women of other ethnic gr
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oups. Black women have received significantly longer sentences for crimes against property and served lo
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nger periods in prison. For both murder and drug offenses, Euroamerican women ended up serving one-
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third less time for the same offenses than black women.
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Nancy Kurshan, "Women and Imprisonment in the U.S." K K K K K K K




a. Argument; conclusion: African-American women ... other ethnic groups. K K K K K K K




b. No argument.
c. Argument; conclusion: For both murder and drug offenses ... black women. K K K K K K K K K K




d. Argument; conclusion: Numerous studies have indicated ... over-sentenced. K K K K K K K




e. Argument; conclusion: Black women have received ... longer periods in prison. K K K K K K K K K K




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6. It’sKevenKmoreKimportantKtheseKdaysKthatKyourKcomputerKbeKprotectedKbyKaKfirewall.KTh
ereKareKcriminalKelementsKlurkingKinKtheKshadowsKofKcyberspaceKwhoKsendKoutKprobesKt
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a. Argument; conclusion: There are criminal elements ... to detect unprotected PCs. K K K K K K K K K K




b. Argument; conclusion: Once a vulnerable computer ... fencing stolen IDs. K K K K K K K K K




c. No argument.
d. Argument; conclusion: They also defraud ... to visit pay-per-click ads. K K K K K K K K K




e. Argument; conclusion: It's even more important ... protected by a firewall. K K K K K K K K K K




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7. The earth is of interest to astronomy for many reasons. Nearly all observations must be made through the at
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mosphere, . KandKtheKphenomenaKofKtheKupperKatmosphereKandKtheKmagnetosphereKreflectKtheKstateKofKinterplanetaryKspace.KTheKearthKisKalsoKtheKmostKimportantKobjectKofKcomparisonKforKplanetologists




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a. Argument; conclusion: The phenomena ... state of interplanetary space. K K K K K K K K




b. Argument; conclusion: The earth is also ... for planetologists. K K K K K K K K




c. Argument; conclusion: The earth is of interest to astronomy. K K K K K K K K




d. Nonargument.
e. Argument; conclusion: Nearly all observations ... through the atmosphere. K K K K K K K K




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8. If the trade in tiger products is banned, tiger reserves are guarded by well equipped staff, communities abutt
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ing tiger habitat are given a stake in protecting tigers, and the makers of traditional medicines can be persua
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ded that tiger parts are not needed, then tiger poaching will be halted, habitat and life sustaining prey will be
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restored, and the immanent extinction of tigers in the wild will be averted.
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a. Nonargument.
b. Argument; conclusion: The trade in tiger products is banned. K K K K K K K K




c. Argument; conclusion: Tiger poaching will be halted. K K K K K K




d. Argument; conclusion: The makers of traditional medicines ... not needed. K K K K K K K K K




e. Argument; conclusion: Tiger poaching will be halted ... will be averted. K K K K K K K K K K




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9. Humans are biological organisms. To understand our behavior and mental processes, we need to understa
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nd their biological underpinnings, starting with the cellular level, the neuron. How we feel, learn, rememb
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er, and think all stem from neuronal activity. So, how a neuron works and how neurons communicate are c
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