TESTBANK
TESTBANKFORACONCISE
b INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC 13TH EDITION
v b b v b b
BY PATRICK J. HURLEY, LORI WATSON
b b b b b b
,Chapter1TestA
MULTIPLECHOICEv
INSTRUCTIONS:Thefollowingselectionsrelatetodistinguishingargumentsfromnonargumentsand v v
bidentifyingconclusions.Selectthebestanswerforeach.
v v
1. Thereappearstobeagrowinghappinessgapbetweenmenandwomen.Womentodayareworkingmore
v v v v v v
bandrelaxingless,whilemenareworkingless andrelaxingmore.Fortyyears agoatypicalwomanspent v v v b
b40minutesmoreperweekthanthetypicalmanperforminganactivityconsideredunpleasant.Today, v v b
bwithmenworkingless,thegapis90minutesandgrowing.
v
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
v v v b b
bbiochemical reactions.Inso doingitinterfereswiththeproteinsthatregulatebloodpressure(whichcancause
v v v v v v v v v
developmentdelaysinchildrenandhighbloodpressureinadults),hemeproduction(whichcan leadto
b v v v v v v v
banemia),andspermproduction.Leadalsodisplacescalciuminthereactionsthattransmitelectrical
v v v v b
bimpulsesinthebrain,whichdiminishestheabilitytothinkandrecallinformation.
v v v
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
v v b
bamountofemotionand/oractioncalledforinaparticularsituationandthatextremesofemotionandaction v v v v v b
bwerevices.Inallcommunitiestherearesomemenofpracticalwisdomwhohavethecapacitytojudgewisely.
v v b b
bAristotlearguedthattheyhavethecapacitytofollowthe"rightrule"whateverthesituation.
v v
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
v v v b
b Social Securitytax.Theyalsopurchaseitemsfromlocalmerchants,increasingtheamountthesemerchants
v v b
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
1
, 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-
v v v b
bindicted,and over-sentenced.African-Americanwomenareseventimesmorelikelytobearrestedfor
v b
prostitutionthanwomenofotherethnicgroups.Blackwomenhavereceivedsignificantlylongersentences
b v v v
bforcrimesagainstpropertyandservedlongerperiodsinprison.Forbothmurderand drugoffenses,
v v v v v
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
v v v b
bvulnerablecomputerisfound,thesecriminalsinstallsoftwarethatassiststhemincommittingidentitytheft v v v b
bandfencingstolen IDs.Theyalsodefraudonlineadvertisersbyusingthesezombiecomputerstovisitpay-
v v v b
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
v b
atmosphere,andthephenomenaoftheupperatmosphereandthemagnetospherereflectthestateof
b v v v v v
interplanetaryspace.Theearthisalsothemostimportantobjectofcomparisonforplanetologists.
b
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
v b
abuttingtigerhabitataregivenastakeinprotectingtigers,andthemakersoftraditionalmedicinescanbe
b v v v v
bpersuadedthattigerpartsarenotneeded,thentigerpoachingwillbehalted,habitatandlifesustainingprey v v v b
willberestored,andtheimmanentextinctionoftigersinthewild willbeaverted.
b v v
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
2
, ANS: A b PTS: 2 b b
9. Humansarebiologicalorganisms.Tounderstandourbehaviorandmentalprocesses,weneedtounderstand b
theirbiologicalunderpinnings,startingwiththecellularlevel,theneuron.Howwefeel,learn,remember,
b v b
andthinkallstemfromneuronalactivity.So,howa neuronworksandhowneuronscommunicatearecrucial
b v v v b
piecesofinformationinsolvingthepuzzleofhumanbehaviorandmentalprocessing.
b v v v
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
v v v b b
andafewproteins.Virusesreplicatethemselvesanddisplayotherpropertiesoflivingorganismsonlywhen
b v b
theyhaveinvadedlivingcells.Indeed,somevirusescan becrystallizedandstoredinacontaineronashelffor
b v v v v v v b
years,buttheyretainthecapacitytoinvadecellsandcausedisease.
b v
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
b v v v b
1981.Solarenergytechnologyhas maderemarkableprogressasnewphotovoltaiccellshavebeen
b v v b
developedtoconvertevengreateramountsofsunlightdirectlyintoelectricity.Todaythecostsofwindand
b v v b
solarpowerarebecomingcompetitivewithdirtycoal-firedplants.
b
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
v v v v v b
1973until2007,124deathrowinmateshavebeenexonerated.InmanyofthesecasesDNAevidenceplayeda
b b
crucialrole.Yet,inthatsametimeframe,morethan1000prisonerswereexecuted.Formanyofthese
b v b
prisonersnoDNAevidencewasavailable.Ifsuchevidencehadbeenavailable,howmaymorewouldhave
b v v v v v
beenexonerated?
b
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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TESTBANKFORACONCISE
b INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC 13TH EDITION
v b b v b b
BY PATRICK J. HURLEY, LORI WATSON
b b b b b b
,Chapter1TestA
MULTIPLECHOICEv
INSTRUCTIONS:Thefollowingselectionsrelatetodistinguishingargumentsfromnonargumentsand v v
bidentifyingconclusions.Selectthebestanswerforeach.
v v
1. Thereappearstobeagrowinghappinessgapbetweenmenandwomen.Womentodayareworkingmore
v v v v v v
bandrelaxingless,whilemenareworkingless andrelaxingmore.Fortyyears agoatypicalwomanspent v v v b
b40minutesmoreperweekthanthetypicalmanperforminganactivityconsideredunpleasant.Today, v v b
bwithmenworkingless,thegapis90minutesandgrowing.
v
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
v v v b b
bbiochemical reactions.Inso doingitinterfereswiththeproteinsthatregulatebloodpressure(whichcancause
v v v v v v v v v
developmentdelaysinchildrenandhighbloodpressureinadults),hemeproduction(whichcan leadto
b v v v v v v v
banemia),andspermproduction.Leadalsodisplacescalciuminthereactionsthattransmitelectrical
v v v v b
bimpulsesinthebrain,whichdiminishestheabilitytothinkandrecallinformation.
v v v
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
v v b
bamountofemotionand/oractioncalledforinaparticularsituationandthatextremesofemotionandaction v v v v v b
bwerevices.Inallcommunitiestherearesomemenofpracticalwisdomwhohavethecapacitytojudgewisely.
v v b b
bAristotlearguedthattheyhavethecapacitytofollowthe"rightrule"whateverthesituation.
v v
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
v v v b
b Social Securitytax.Theyalsopurchaseitemsfromlocalmerchants,increasingtheamountthesemerchants
v v b
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
1
, 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-
v v v b
bindicted,and over-sentenced.African-Americanwomenareseventimesmorelikelytobearrestedfor
v b
prostitutionthanwomenofotherethnicgroups.Blackwomenhavereceivedsignificantlylongersentences
b v v v
bforcrimesagainstpropertyandservedlongerperiodsinprison.Forbothmurderand drugoffenses,
v v v v v
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
v v v b
bvulnerablecomputerisfound,thesecriminalsinstallsoftwarethatassiststhemincommittingidentitytheft v v v b
bandfencingstolen IDs.Theyalsodefraudonlineadvertisersbyusingthesezombiecomputerstovisitpay-
v v v b
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
v b
atmosphere,andthephenomenaoftheupperatmosphereandthemagnetospherereflectthestateof
b v v v v v
interplanetaryspace.Theearthisalsothemostimportantobjectofcomparisonforplanetologists.
b
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
v b
abuttingtigerhabitataregivenastakeinprotectingtigers,andthemakersoftraditionalmedicinescanbe
b v v v v
bpersuadedthattigerpartsarenotneeded,thentigerpoachingwillbehalted,habitatandlifesustainingprey v v v b
willberestored,andtheimmanentextinctionoftigersinthewild willbeaverted.
b v v
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
2
, ANS: A b PTS: 2 b b
9. Humansarebiologicalorganisms.Tounderstandourbehaviorandmentalprocesses,weneedtounderstand b
theirbiologicalunderpinnings,startingwiththecellularlevel,theneuron.Howwefeel,learn,remember,
b v b
andthinkallstemfromneuronalactivity.So,howa neuronworksandhowneuronscommunicatearecrucial
b v v v b
piecesofinformationinsolvingthepuzzleofhumanbehaviorandmentalprocessing.
b v v v
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
v v v b b
andafewproteins.Virusesreplicatethemselvesanddisplayotherpropertiesoflivingorganismsonlywhen
b v b
theyhaveinvadedlivingcells.Indeed,somevirusescan becrystallizedandstoredinacontaineronashelffor
b v v v v v v b
years,buttheyretainthecapacitytoinvadecellsandcausedisease.
b v
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
b v v v b
1981.Solarenergytechnologyhas maderemarkableprogressasnewphotovoltaiccellshavebeen
b v v b
developedtoconvertevengreateramountsofsunlightdirectlyintoelectricity.Todaythecostsofwindand
b v v b
solarpowerarebecomingcompetitivewithdirtycoal-firedplants.
b
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
v v v v v b
1973until2007,124deathrowinmateshavebeenexonerated.InmanyofthesecasesDNAevidenceplayeda
b b
crucialrole.Yet,inthatsametimeframe,morethan1000prisonerswereexecuted.Formanyofthese
b v b
prisonersnoDNAevidencewasavailable.Ifsuchevidencehadbeenavailable,howmaymorewouldhave
b v v v v v
beenexonerated?
b
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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