D265 - Section 1 exam with question and answer
100% correct
a proposition lending credence to the premise
conclusion ; provide a reason for
thinking the conclusion is true ; made
up of claims, evidence, ideas, etc.
intended to support the conclusion
these feel conclusive and have the conclusion indicators
general sense of "I have told you some
things or I am about to tell you some
things, now here is what I want you
to believe"
-common examples: therefore, so, it
follows that, hence, thus, entails that,
we may conclude that, implies that,
wherefore, as a result
, these have the general sense of premise indicators
"from this fact I am going to infer
something else"
-common examples: because, for,
given, in that, as, since, as indicated by
this is the claim that the whole conclusion
argument is intended to support or
demonstrate or prove
"Since we cannot go out until the a, b
restaurant opens, and given that we
are trying to save money, we should
just hang out here until closer to
dinner."
^Which statements are the premises of
the following argument? Choose 2
answers.
a)We cannot go out until the
restaurant opens.
b) We are trying to save money.
c) We should just hang out here until
closer to dinner.
d) We can have a good time
without spending money.
100% correct
a proposition lending credence to the premise
conclusion ; provide a reason for
thinking the conclusion is true ; made
up of claims, evidence, ideas, etc.
intended to support the conclusion
these feel conclusive and have the conclusion indicators
general sense of "I have told you some
things or I am about to tell you some
things, now here is what I want you
to believe"
-common examples: therefore, so, it
follows that, hence, thus, entails that,
we may conclude that, implies that,
wherefore, as a result
, these have the general sense of premise indicators
"from this fact I am going to infer
something else"
-common examples: because, for,
given, in that, as, since, as indicated by
this is the claim that the whole conclusion
argument is intended to support or
demonstrate or prove
"Since we cannot go out until the a, b
restaurant opens, and given that we
are trying to save money, we should
just hang out here until closer to
dinner."
^Which statements are the premises of
the following argument? Choose 2
answers.
a)We cannot go out until the
restaurant opens.
b) We are trying to save money.
c) We should just hang out here until
closer to dinner.
d) We can have a good time
without spending money.