ILRLR 3300 Test #1 Questions And
Answers
acceptancew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thewagreementwtowacceptwthewargumentwaswpresented;wthatwis,wtowfindwitwpersuasive,worwatwl
eastwlackingwinwanywmajorwflaw
accessibilityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-thewavailabilitywofwevidencewforwexamination
adwhominemwfallacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-attackswonwthewdebaterwandwnotwthewcontent
adwhominemwfallacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
whenwspeakerswattackwthewpersonwmakingwthewargumentwandwnotwthewargumentwitself
adwpopulumwfallacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
appealingwtowthewaudiencewandwitswsentimentswratherwthanwthewmeritswofwthewargument
adequacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
whetherwthewevidencewpresented,wwhenwtakenwtogether,wiswsufficientwtowsupportwitswclaim
advocacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thewactivitywofwpromotingworwopposingwanwideawinwpublicwsettings
ambiguityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
morewthanwonewmeaningwofwawwordworwphrasewinwawsinglewcontext
analogyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awcomparisonwofwsomethingwunfamiliarwwithwsomethingwthatwiswbetterwknown
antecedentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-thew"if"wclausewinwawconditionalwstatement
appealw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awpersuasivewstrategywdirectedwtowthewaudience'swemotions,wsensewofwhumor,worwdeeplywh
eldwloyaltieswandwcommitments
AppealwtowAuthoritywfallacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
errorwofwacceptingwawclaimwmerelywbecausewanwauthoritywfigurewendorseswit
,appealwtowauthoritywfallacyw(argumentumwadwverecundiam)w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
"becausewIwsaidwso"wmentality,wappealingwtowanwexistingwsystemworwtraditionw(butwsimplywtr
aditionalwdoesn'twactuallywgivewsomethingwvaluewinwanwargument!)
arguingwcomparativewadvantagesw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
arguingwthatwanwalternativewcoursewofwactionwcarrieswgreaterwadvantageswthanwthewpropos
edwplanwdoes
arguingwfromwcorrelationwalonew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
attributingwcausewsimplywonwthewbasiswofweventswoccurringworwvaryingwsimultaneously
ArguingwfromwIgnorancew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
falselywassumingwthatwawconclusionwcanwbewreachedwonwthewbasiswofwthewabsencewofwevide
nce
Arguingwfromwsuccessionwalonew(postwhocwfallacy)w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
attributingwcausewsimplywonwthewbasiswofwoneweventwprecedingwanother
argumentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awclaimwadvancedwwithwawreasonworwreasonswinwitswsupport
argumentwfromwdirectionw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwstringswtogetherwtwoworwmorewconditionalwstatementswtowpredictwawremot
ewresultwfromwawfirstwstep
argumentwfromwexamplew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwdrawswawconclusionwaboutwanwentirewclasswofwobjectsworweventswbasedwo
nwawparticularwinstanceworwawlimitedwnumberwofwcases,wratherwthanwaboutwawsinglewmember
wofwawgroup
Argumentwfromwfunctionw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
argumentswthatwlocatewthewessentialwnaturewofwanwobject,wevent,worwinstitutionwinwitswsocialw
orwnaturalwfunction
Argumentwfromwintentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwaffirmswthatwthewmeaningworwessentialwnaturewofwanwobjectworwdocumentw
iswrevealedwinwthewintendedwmeaningwofwitswauthorsworwdesigners
ArgumentwfromwPrinciplew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwaffirmswthatwwewshouldwabidewbywvalues,wprinciples,wandwduties,wandwav
oidwactionswthatwviolatewthewsame
Argumentwfromwqualityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwaffirmswthewinherentwvaluewinwthewunique,wthewbeautiful,wthewrare,worwthew
unusual
, Argumentwfromwquantityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwaffirmswnumericalwconsiderationswaswanwindexwofwsignificance
argumentwfromwsignw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwreasonswfromwanweffectwbackwtowawcause
argumentwvirtuesw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thosewmoralwqualitieswandwskillswthatwhelpwpeoplewthinkwandwactwmorallywinwanwargumentati
vewsituation,wandwthuswpursuewargumentationwinwawmannerwthatwpromoteswandwimproveswit
swpractice
argumentationw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thewcooperativewactivitywofwdevelopingwandwadvancingwargumentswandwofwrespondingwtowth
ewargumentswofwothers
argumentativewcontextsw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thewspaces,wvenues,wandwrelationshipswinwwhichwargumentswarewmadewandwheard
argumentativewdefinitionw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awdefinitionwemployedwstrategicallywtowcategorizewanwobjectworweventwsowaswtowsupportwawp
articularwconclusionwtowanwargument
arrangementwfallacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thewfallacywthatwcreateswawfalsewimpressionwbywordering,wassociating,worwgroupingwitemswof
wevidencewinwawmisleadingwway
audiencew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-thosewpeoplewforwwhomwwewdevelopwourwarguments
backingw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
foundationalwassumptionsworwpresuppositionswthatwsupportwawwarrant
biasedwtestimonyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
testimonywfromwindividualswwhowstandwtowgainwifwwhatwtheywsaywiswaccepted
casew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awserieswofwarguments,wallwadvancedwtowsupportwthewsamewgeneralwcontentionworwsetwofwco
nclusions
casualwagentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awtestablewelementwinwthewallegedwcausewthatwiswcapablewofwproducingwanwobservedweffect
casualwgeneralizationw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwaffirmswawcasualwrelationshipwbetweenwtwowcategories,worwclasses,wofwe
vents
Answers
acceptancew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thewagreementwtowacceptwthewargumentwaswpresented;wthatwis,wtowfindwitwpersuasive,worwatwl
eastwlackingwinwanywmajorwflaw
accessibilityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-thewavailabilitywofwevidencewforwexamination
adwhominemwfallacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-attackswonwthewdebaterwandwnotwthewcontent
adwhominemwfallacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
whenwspeakerswattackwthewpersonwmakingwthewargumentwandwnotwthewargumentwitself
adwpopulumwfallacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
appealingwtowthewaudiencewandwitswsentimentswratherwthanwthewmeritswofwthewargument
adequacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
whetherwthewevidencewpresented,wwhenwtakenwtogether,wiswsufficientwtowsupportwitswclaim
advocacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thewactivitywofwpromotingworwopposingwanwideawinwpublicwsettings
ambiguityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
morewthanwonewmeaningwofwawwordworwphrasewinwawsinglewcontext
analogyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awcomparisonwofwsomethingwunfamiliarwwithwsomethingwthatwiswbetterwknown
antecedentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-thew"if"wclausewinwawconditionalwstatement
appealw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awpersuasivewstrategywdirectedwtowthewaudience'swemotions,wsensewofwhumor,worwdeeplywh
eldwloyaltieswandwcommitments
AppealwtowAuthoritywfallacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
errorwofwacceptingwawclaimwmerelywbecausewanwauthoritywfigurewendorseswit
,appealwtowauthoritywfallacyw(argumentumwadwverecundiam)w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
"becausewIwsaidwso"wmentality,wappealingwtowanwexistingwsystemworwtraditionw(butwsimplywtr
aditionalwdoesn'twactuallywgivewsomethingwvaluewinwanwargument!)
arguingwcomparativewadvantagesw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
arguingwthatwanwalternativewcoursewofwactionwcarrieswgreaterwadvantageswthanwthewpropos
edwplanwdoes
arguingwfromwcorrelationwalonew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
attributingwcausewsimplywonwthewbasiswofweventswoccurringworwvaryingwsimultaneously
ArguingwfromwIgnorancew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
falselywassumingwthatwawconclusionwcanwbewreachedwonwthewbasiswofwthewabsencewofwevide
nce
Arguingwfromwsuccessionwalonew(postwhocwfallacy)w-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
attributingwcausewsimplywonwthewbasiswofwoneweventwprecedingwanother
argumentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awclaimwadvancedwwithwawreasonworwreasonswinwitswsupport
argumentwfromwdirectionw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwstringswtogetherwtwoworwmorewconditionalwstatementswtowpredictwawremot
ewresultwfromwawfirstwstep
argumentwfromwexamplew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwdrawswawconclusionwaboutwanwentirewclasswofwobjectsworweventswbasedwo
nwawparticularwinstanceworwawlimitedwnumberwofwcases,wratherwthanwaboutwawsinglewmember
wofwawgroup
Argumentwfromwfunctionw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
argumentswthatwlocatewthewessentialwnaturewofwanwobject,wevent,worwinstitutionwinwitswsocialw
orwnaturalwfunction
Argumentwfromwintentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwaffirmswthatwthewmeaningworwessentialwnaturewofwanwobjectworwdocumentw
iswrevealedwinwthewintendedwmeaningwofwitswauthorsworwdesigners
ArgumentwfromwPrinciplew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwaffirmswthatwwewshouldwabidewbywvalues,wprinciples,wandwduties,wandwav
oidwactionswthatwviolatewthewsame
Argumentwfromwqualityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwaffirmswthewinherentwvaluewinwthewunique,wthewbeautiful,wthewrare,worwthew
unusual
, Argumentwfromwquantityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwaffirmswnumericalwconsiderationswaswanwindexwofwsignificance
argumentwfromwsignw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwreasonswfromwanweffectwbackwtowawcause
argumentwvirtuesw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thosewmoralwqualitieswandwskillswthatwhelpwpeoplewthinkwandwactwmorallywinwanwargumentati
vewsituation,wandwthuswpursuewargumentationwinwawmannerwthatwpromoteswandwimproveswit
swpractice
argumentationw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thewcooperativewactivitywofwdevelopingwandwadvancingwargumentswandwofwrespondingwtowth
ewargumentswofwothers
argumentativewcontextsw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thewspaces,wvenues,wandwrelationshipswinwwhichwargumentswarewmadewandwheard
argumentativewdefinitionw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awdefinitionwemployedwstrategicallywtowcategorizewanwobjectworweventwsowaswtowsupportwawp
articularwconclusionwtowanwargument
arrangementwfallacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
thewfallacywthatwcreateswawfalsewimpressionwbywordering,wassociating,worwgroupingwitemswof
wevidencewinwawmisleadingwway
audiencew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-thosewpeoplewforwwhomwwewdevelopwourwarguments
backingw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
foundationalwassumptionsworwpresuppositionswthatwsupportwawwarrant
biasedwtestimonyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
testimonywfromwindividualswwhowstandwtowgainwifwwhatwtheywsaywiswaccepted
casew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awserieswofwarguments,wallwadvancedwtowsupportwthewsamewgeneralwcontentionworwsetwofwco
nclusions
casualwagentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
awtestablewelementwinwthewallegedwcausewthatwiswcapablewofwproducingwanwobservedweffect
casualwgeneralizationw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
anwargumentwthatwaffirmswawcasualwrelationshipwbetweenwtwowcategories,worwclasses,wofwe
vents