TEST BANK FOR A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
13TH EDITION BY PATRICK J. HURLEY, LORI WATSON
,Chapter c1 cTest cA
MULTIPLE cCHOICE
INSTRUCTIONS: cThe cfollowing cselections crelate cto cdistinguishing carguments cfrom
cnonarguments cand cidentifying cconclusions. cSelect cthe cbest canswer cfor ceach.
1. There cappears cto cbe ca cgrowing chappiness cgap cbetween cmen cand cwomen. cWomen ctoday care
cworking cmore cand crelaxing cless, cwhile cmen care cworking cless cand crelaxing cmore. cForty
cyears cago ca ctypical cwoman cspent c40 cminutes cmore cper cweek cthan cthe ctypical cman
cperforming can cactivity cconsidered cunpleasant. cToday, cwith cmen cworking cless, cthe cgap cis
c90 cminutes cand cgrowing.
a. Argument; cconclusion: cToday c... cthe cgap cis c90 cminutes cand cgrowing.
b. Nonargument.
c. Argument; cconclusion: cForty cyears cago c... can cactivity cconsidered
cunpleasant.
d. Argument; cconclusion: cThere cappears cto cbe c... cbetween cmen cand
cwomen.
e. Argument; cconclusion: cWomen ctoday care cworking cmore cand crelaxing
cless.
ANS: c D PTS: c c2
2. Lead cis ctoxic, cbut cdo cyou cknow cwhy? cLead cis ctoxic cmainly cbecause cit cpreferentially creplaces
cother cmetals cin cbiochemical creactions. cIn cso cdoing cit cinterferes cwith cthe cproteins cthat cregulate
cblood cpressure c(which ccan ccause cdevelopment cdelays cin cchildren cand chigh cblood cpressure cin
cadults), cheme cproduction c(which ccan clead cto canemia), cand csperm cproduction. cLead calso
cdisplaces ccalcium cin cthe creactions cthat ctransmit celectrical cimpulses cin cthe cbrain, cwhich
cdiminishes cthe cability cto cthink cand crecall cinformation.
Anne cMarie cHelmstine, c"Your cGuide cto cChemistry"
a. Argument; cconclusion: cIt cinterferes cwith cthe cproteins c... cand csperm cproduction.
b. Argument; cconclusion: cLead cis ctoxic.
c. Nonargument.
d. Argument; cconclusion: cIt cpreferentially creplaces cother cmetals cin cbiochemical
creactions.
e. Argument; cconclusion: cLead calso cdisplaces ccalcium c... crecall cinformation.
ANS: c C PTS: c c2
3. Aristotle cfocused con cclarifying cthe cconcept cof cvirtue citself. cHe cargued cthat cit cwas cvirtuous cto
cchoose cthe cproper camount cof cemotion cand/or caction ccalled cfor cin ca cparticular csituation cand
cthat cextremes cof cemotion cand caction cwere cvices. cIn call ccommunities cthere care csome cmen cof
cpractical cwisdom cwho chave cthe ccapacity cto cjudge cwisely. cAristotle cargued cthat cthey chave cthe
ccapacity cto cfollow cthe c"right crule" cwhatever cthe csituation.
David cCooper, cValue cPluralism cand cEthical cChoice
a. Argument; cconclusion: cIn call ccommunities c... ccapacity cto cjudge cwisely.
b. Argument; cconclusion: cAristotle cfocused con cclarifying cthe cconcept cof cvirtue
citself.
c. Argument; cconclusion: cThey chave cthe ccapacity cto cfollow c... cthe csituation.
d. Argument; cconclusion: cHe cargued cthat cit cwas cvirtuous c... cwere cvices
e. Nonargument.
ANS: c E PTS: c c2
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,4. Illegal cimmigrants cpay clocal csales ctaxes, cand cmany cof cthem calso cpay cstate, clocal, cand cfederal
cincome ctax cand cSocial cSecurity ctax. cThey calso cpurchase citems cfrom clocal cmerchants,
cincreasing cthe camount cthese cmerchants cpay cin ctaxes. cIn caddition, cthey cwork cfor clow csalaries,
cwhich cincreases cthe cearnings cof ctheir cemployers cand cthe camount cof ctaxes cthese cemployers
cpay. cThus, cit cis cnot ccorrect cto csay cthat cillegal cimmigrants ccontribute cnothing cto cthe
ccommunities cin cwhich cthey clive.
a. Argument; cconclusion: cIt cis cnot ccorrect cto csay c... ccommunities cin cwhich
cthey clive.
b. Argument; cconclusion: cThey cwork cfor clow csalaries c... cthese cemployers
cpay.
c. Argument; cconclusion: cIllegal cimmigrants cpay c... cSocial cSecurity ctax.
d. Argument; cconclusion: cThey calso cpurchase citems c... cpay cin ctaxes.
e. Nonargument.
ANS: c A PTS: c c2
5. Numerous cstudies chave cindicated cthat cwomen cof ccolor, cblack cwomen cin cparticular, care cover-
arrested, cover-indicted, cand cover-sentenced. cAfrican-American cwomen care cseven ctimes cmore
clikely cto cbe carrested cfor cprostitution cthan cwomen cof cother cethnic cgroups. cBlack cwomen chave
creceived csignificantly clonger csentences cfor ccrimes cagainst cproperty cand cserved clonger cperiods
cin cprison. cFor cboth cmurder cand cdrug coffenses, cEuroamerican cwomen cended cup cserving cone-
third cless ctime cfor cthe csame coffenses cthan cblack cwomen.
Nancy cKurshan, c"Women cand cImprisonment cin cthe cU.S."
a. Argument; cconclusion: cAfrican-American cwomen c... cother cethnic cgroups.
b. Nonargument.
c. Argument; cconclusion: cFor cboth cmurder cand cdrug coffenses c... cblack
cwomen.
d. Argument; cconclusion: cNumerous cstudies chave cindicated c... cover-sentenced.
e. Argument; cconclusion: cBlack cwomen chave creceived c... clonger cperiods cin
cprison.
ANS: c B PTS: c c2
6. It's ceven cmore cimportant cthese cdays cthat cyour ccomputer cbe cprotected cby ca cfirewall. cThere care
ccriminal celements clurking cin cthe cshadows cof ccyberspace cwho csend cout cprobes cto cdetect
cunprotected cPCs. cOnce ca cvulnerable ccomputer cis cfound, cthese ccriminals cinstall csoftware cthat
cassists cthem cin ccommitting cidentity ctheft cand cfencing cstolen cIDs. cThey calso cdefraud conline
cadvertisers cby cusing cthese czombie ccomputers cto cvisit cpay-per-click cads.
a. Argument; cconclusion: cThere care ccriminal celements c... cto cdetect cunprotected
cPCs.
b. Argument; cconclusion: cOnce ca cvulnerable ccomputer c... cfencing cstolen cIDs.
c. Nonargument.
d. Argument; cconclusion: cThey calso cdefraud c... cto cvisit cpay-per-click cads.
e. Argument; cconclusion: cIt's ceven cmore cimportant c... cprotected cby ca cfirewall.
ANS: c E PTS: c c2
7. The cearth cis cof cinterest cto castronomy cfor cmany creasons. cNearly call cobservations cmust cbe cmade
cthrough cthe catmosphere, cand cthe cphenomena cof cthe cupper catmosphere cand cthe cmagnetosphere
creflect cthe cstate cof cinterplanetary cspace. cThe cearth cis calso cthe cmost cimportant cobject cof
ccomparison cfor cplanetologists.
Hannu cKarttunen, cet cal., cFundamental cAstronomy
a. Argument; cconclusion: cThe cphenomena c... cstate cof cinterplanetary
cspace.
b. Argument; cconclusion: cThe cearth cis calso c... cfor cplanetologists.
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, c. Argument; cconclusion: cThe cearth cis cof cinterest cto castronomy.
d. Nonargument.
e. Argument; cconclusion: cNearly call cobservations c... cthrough cthe
catmosphere.
ANS: c C PTS: c c2
8. If cthe ctrade cin ctiger cproducts cis cbanned, ctiger creserves care cguarded cby cwell cequipped cstaff,
ccommunities cabutting ctiger chabitat care cgiven ca cstake cin cprotecting ctigers, cand cthe cmakers cof
ctraditional cmedicines ccan cbe cpersuaded cthat ctiger cparts care cnot cneeded, cthen ctiger cpoaching
cwill cbe chalted, chabitat cand clife csustaining cprey cwill cbe crestored, cand cthe cimmanent cextinction
cof ctigers cin cthe cwild cwill cbe caverted.
a. Nonargument.
b. Argument; cconclusion: cThe ctrade cin ctiger cproducts cis cbanned.
c. Argument; cconclusion: cTiger cpoaching cwill cbe chalted.
d. Argument; cconclusion: cThe cmakers cof ctraditional cmedicines c... cnot
cneeded.
e. Argument; cconclusion: cTiger cpoaching cwill cbe chalted c... cwill cbe
caverted.
ANS: c A PTS: c c2
9. Humans care cbiological corganisms. cTo cunderstand cour cbehavior cand cmental cprocesses, cwe cneed
cto cunderstand ctheir cbiological cunderpinnings, cstarting cwith cthe ccellular clevel, cthe cneuron.
cHow cwe cfeel, clearn, cremember, cand cthink call cstem cfrom cneuronal cactivity. cSo, chow ca cneuron
cworks cand chow cneurons ccommunicate care ccrucial cpieces cof cinformation cin csolving cthe cpuzzle
cof chuman cbehavior cand cmental cprocessing.
Richard cGriggs, cPsychology: cA cConcise cIntroduction
a. Argument; cconclusion: cTo cunderstand cour cbehavior c... cthe
cneuron.
b. Argument; cconclusion: cHumans care cbiological corganisms.
c. Argument; cconclusion: cHow cwe cfeel c... cneuronal cactivity.
d. Argument; cconclusion: cHow ca cneuron cworks c... cmental
cprocessing.
e. Nonargument.
ANS: c D PTS: c c2
10. Viruses care cacellular centities ctoo csmall cto cbe cseen cwith ca clight cmicroscope. cThey care
ccomposed cof ca cnucleic cacid cand ca cfew cproteins. cViruses creplicate cthemselves cand cdisplay
cother cproperties cof cliving corganisms conly cwhen cthey chave cinvaded cliving ccells. cIndeed, csome
cviruses ccan cbe ccrystallized cand cstored cin ca ccontainer con ca cshelf cfor cyears, cbut cthey cretain cthe
ccapacity cto cinvade ccells cand ccause cdisease.
Jacquelyn cC. cBlack, cMicrobiology: cPrinciples cand cExplorations
a. Argument; cconclusion: cThey care ccomposed cof ca cnucleic cacid cand ca cfew
cproteins.
b. Nonargument.
c. Argument; cconclusion: cViruses care cacellular centities c... cmicroscope.
d. Argument; cconclusion: cIndeed, csome cviruses ccan cbe ccrystallized c... ccause
cdisease.
e. Argument; cconclusion: cViruses creplicate cthemselves c... cinvaded cliving ccells.
ANS: c B PTS: c c2
11. Harnessing cthe cclean, cabundant cenergy cof cthe csun cand cwind cis ccritical cto csolving cthe cglobal
cwarming cproblem. cTechnological cadvances chave cbrought cthe ccost cof celectricity cgenerated cby
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13TH EDITION BY PATRICK J. HURLEY, LORI WATSON
,Chapter c1 cTest cA
MULTIPLE cCHOICE
INSTRUCTIONS: cThe cfollowing cselections crelate cto cdistinguishing carguments cfrom
cnonarguments cand cidentifying cconclusions. cSelect cthe cbest canswer cfor ceach.
1. There cappears cto cbe ca cgrowing chappiness cgap cbetween cmen cand cwomen. cWomen ctoday care
cworking cmore cand crelaxing cless, cwhile cmen care cworking cless cand crelaxing cmore. cForty
cyears cago ca ctypical cwoman cspent c40 cminutes cmore cper cweek cthan cthe ctypical cman
cperforming can cactivity cconsidered cunpleasant. cToday, cwith cmen cworking cless, cthe cgap cis
c90 cminutes cand cgrowing.
a. Argument; cconclusion: cToday c... cthe cgap cis c90 cminutes cand cgrowing.
b. Nonargument.
c. Argument; cconclusion: cForty cyears cago c... can cactivity cconsidered
cunpleasant.
d. Argument; cconclusion: cThere cappears cto cbe c... cbetween cmen cand
cwomen.
e. Argument; cconclusion: cWomen ctoday care cworking cmore cand crelaxing
cless.
ANS: c D PTS: c c2
2. Lead cis ctoxic, cbut cdo cyou cknow cwhy? cLead cis ctoxic cmainly cbecause cit cpreferentially creplaces
cother cmetals cin cbiochemical creactions. cIn cso cdoing cit cinterferes cwith cthe cproteins cthat cregulate
cblood cpressure c(which ccan ccause cdevelopment cdelays cin cchildren cand chigh cblood cpressure cin
cadults), cheme cproduction c(which ccan clead cto canemia), cand csperm cproduction. cLead calso
cdisplaces ccalcium cin cthe creactions cthat ctransmit celectrical cimpulses cin cthe cbrain, cwhich
cdiminishes cthe cability cto cthink cand crecall cinformation.
Anne cMarie cHelmstine, c"Your cGuide cto cChemistry"
a. Argument; cconclusion: cIt cinterferes cwith cthe cproteins c... cand csperm cproduction.
b. Argument; cconclusion: cLead cis ctoxic.
c. Nonargument.
d. Argument; cconclusion: cIt cpreferentially creplaces cother cmetals cin cbiochemical
creactions.
e. Argument; cconclusion: cLead calso cdisplaces ccalcium c... crecall cinformation.
ANS: c C PTS: c c2
3. Aristotle cfocused con cclarifying cthe cconcept cof cvirtue citself. cHe cargued cthat cit cwas cvirtuous cto
cchoose cthe cproper camount cof cemotion cand/or caction ccalled cfor cin ca cparticular csituation cand
cthat cextremes cof cemotion cand caction cwere cvices. cIn call ccommunities cthere care csome cmen cof
cpractical cwisdom cwho chave cthe ccapacity cto cjudge cwisely. cAristotle cargued cthat cthey chave cthe
ccapacity cto cfollow cthe c"right crule" cwhatever cthe csituation.
David cCooper, cValue cPluralism cand cEthical cChoice
a. Argument; cconclusion: cIn call ccommunities c... ccapacity cto cjudge cwisely.
b. Argument; cconclusion: cAristotle cfocused con cclarifying cthe cconcept cof cvirtue
citself.
c. Argument; cconclusion: cThey chave cthe ccapacity cto cfollow c... cthe csituation.
d. Argument; cconclusion: cHe cargued cthat cit cwas cvirtuous c... cwere cvices
e. Nonargument.
ANS: c E PTS: c c2
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,4. Illegal cimmigrants cpay clocal csales ctaxes, cand cmany cof cthem calso cpay cstate, clocal, cand cfederal
cincome ctax cand cSocial cSecurity ctax. cThey calso cpurchase citems cfrom clocal cmerchants,
cincreasing cthe camount cthese cmerchants cpay cin ctaxes. cIn caddition, cthey cwork cfor clow csalaries,
cwhich cincreases cthe cearnings cof ctheir cemployers cand cthe camount cof ctaxes cthese cemployers
cpay. cThus, cit cis cnot ccorrect cto csay cthat cillegal cimmigrants ccontribute cnothing cto cthe
ccommunities cin cwhich cthey clive.
a. Argument; cconclusion: cIt cis cnot ccorrect cto csay c... ccommunities cin cwhich
cthey clive.
b. Argument; cconclusion: cThey cwork cfor clow csalaries c... cthese cemployers
cpay.
c. Argument; cconclusion: cIllegal cimmigrants cpay c... cSocial cSecurity ctax.
d. Argument; cconclusion: cThey calso cpurchase citems c... cpay cin ctaxes.
e. Nonargument.
ANS: c A PTS: c c2
5. Numerous cstudies chave cindicated cthat cwomen cof ccolor, cblack cwomen cin cparticular, care cover-
arrested, cover-indicted, cand cover-sentenced. cAfrican-American cwomen care cseven ctimes cmore
clikely cto cbe carrested cfor cprostitution cthan cwomen cof cother cethnic cgroups. cBlack cwomen chave
creceived csignificantly clonger csentences cfor ccrimes cagainst cproperty cand cserved clonger cperiods
cin cprison. cFor cboth cmurder cand cdrug coffenses, cEuroamerican cwomen cended cup cserving cone-
third cless ctime cfor cthe csame coffenses cthan cblack cwomen.
Nancy cKurshan, c"Women cand cImprisonment cin cthe cU.S."
a. Argument; cconclusion: cAfrican-American cwomen c... cother cethnic cgroups.
b. Nonargument.
c. Argument; cconclusion: cFor cboth cmurder cand cdrug coffenses c... cblack
cwomen.
d. Argument; cconclusion: cNumerous cstudies chave cindicated c... cover-sentenced.
e. Argument; cconclusion: cBlack cwomen chave creceived c... clonger cperiods cin
cprison.
ANS: c B PTS: c c2
6. It's ceven cmore cimportant cthese cdays cthat cyour ccomputer cbe cprotected cby ca cfirewall. cThere care
ccriminal celements clurking cin cthe cshadows cof ccyberspace cwho csend cout cprobes cto cdetect
cunprotected cPCs. cOnce ca cvulnerable ccomputer cis cfound, cthese ccriminals cinstall csoftware cthat
cassists cthem cin ccommitting cidentity ctheft cand cfencing cstolen cIDs. cThey calso cdefraud conline
cadvertisers cby cusing cthese czombie ccomputers cto cvisit cpay-per-click cads.
a. Argument; cconclusion: cThere care ccriminal celements c... cto cdetect cunprotected
cPCs.
b. Argument; cconclusion: cOnce ca cvulnerable ccomputer c... cfencing cstolen cIDs.
c. Nonargument.
d. Argument; cconclusion: cThey calso cdefraud c... cto cvisit cpay-per-click cads.
e. Argument; cconclusion: cIt's ceven cmore cimportant c... cprotected cby ca cfirewall.
ANS: c E PTS: c c2
7. The cearth cis cof cinterest cto castronomy cfor cmany creasons. cNearly call cobservations cmust cbe cmade
cthrough cthe catmosphere, cand cthe cphenomena cof cthe cupper catmosphere cand cthe cmagnetosphere
creflect cthe cstate cof cinterplanetary cspace. cThe cearth cis calso cthe cmost cimportant cobject cof
ccomparison cfor cplanetologists.
Hannu cKarttunen, cet cal., cFundamental cAstronomy
a. Argument; cconclusion: cThe cphenomena c... cstate cof cinterplanetary
cspace.
b. Argument; cconclusion: cThe cearth cis calso c... cfor cplanetologists.
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, c. Argument; cconclusion: cThe cearth cis cof cinterest cto castronomy.
d. Nonargument.
e. Argument; cconclusion: cNearly call cobservations c... cthrough cthe
catmosphere.
ANS: c C PTS: c c2
8. If cthe ctrade cin ctiger cproducts cis cbanned, ctiger creserves care cguarded cby cwell cequipped cstaff,
ccommunities cabutting ctiger chabitat care cgiven ca cstake cin cprotecting ctigers, cand cthe cmakers cof
ctraditional cmedicines ccan cbe cpersuaded cthat ctiger cparts care cnot cneeded, cthen ctiger cpoaching
cwill cbe chalted, chabitat cand clife csustaining cprey cwill cbe crestored, cand cthe cimmanent cextinction
cof ctigers cin cthe cwild cwill cbe caverted.
a. Nonargument.
b. Argument; cconclusion: cThe ctrade cin ctiger cproducts cis cbanned.
c. Argument; cconclusion: cTiger cpoaching cwill cbe chalted.
d. Argument; cconclusion: cThe cmakers cof ctraditional cmedicines c... cnot
cneeded.
e. Argument; cconclusion: cTiger cpoaching cwill cbe chalted c... cwill cbe
caverted.
ANS: c A PTS: c c2
9. Humans care cbiological corganisms. cTo cunderstand cour cbehavior cand cmental cprocesses, cwe cneed
cto cunderstand ctheir cbiological cunderpinnings, cstarting cwith cthe ccellular clevel, cthe cneuron.
cHow cwe cfeel, clearn, cremember, cand cthink call cstem cfrom cneuronal cactivity. cSo, chow ca cneuron
cworks cand chow cneurons ccommunicate care ccrucial cpieces cof cinformation cin csolving cthe cpuzzle
cof chuman cbehavior cand cmental cprocessing.
Richard cGriggs, cPsychology: cA cConcise cIntroduction
a. Argument; cconclusion: cTo cunderstand cour cbehavior c... cthe
cneuron.
b. Argument; cconclusion: cHumans care cbiological corganisms.
c. Argument; cconclusion: cHow cwe cfeel c... cneuronal cactivity.
d. Argument; cconclusion: cHow ca cneuron cworks c... cmental
cprocessing.
e. Nonargument.
ANS: c D PTS: c c2
10. Viruses care cacellular centities ctoo csmall cto cbe cseen cwith ca clight cmicroscope. cThey care
ccomposed cof ca cnucleic cacid cand ca cfew cproteins. cViruses creplicate cthemselves cand cdisplay
cother cproperties cof cliving corganisms conly cwhen cthey chave cinvaded cliving ccells. cIndeed, csome
cviruses ccan cbe ccrystallized cand cstored cin ca ccontainer con ca cshelf cfor cyears, cbut cthey cretain cthe
ccapacity cto cinvade ccells cand ccause cdisease.
Jacquelyn cC. cBlack, cMicrobiology: cPrinciples cand cExplorations
a. Argument; cconclusion: cThey care ccomposed cof ca cnucleic cacid cand ca cfew
cproteins.
b. Nonargument.
c. Argument; cconclusion: cViruses care cacellular centities c... cmicroscope.
d. Argument; cconclusion: cIndeed, csome cviruses ccan cbe ccrystallized c... ccause
cdisease.
e. Argument; cconclusion: cViruses creplicate cthemselves c... cinvaded cliving ccells.
ANS: c B PTS: c c2
11. Harnessing cthe cclean, cabundant cenergy cof cthe csun cand cwind cis ccritical cto csolving cthe cglobal
cwarming cproblem. cTechnological cadvances chave cbrought cthe ccost cof celectricity cgenerated cby
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