WVU-COMM 104 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS
& ACTUAL CORRECT ANSWERS
"All COMM 104 students are students at WVU. You are a COMM 104 student.
Therefore, you are a student at WVU." What type of deductive reasoning is this? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Applying a generalization
Which type of reasoning takes a bottom up approach? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Inductive
reasoning
What is the main difference between correlations/coincidences and causes? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Time order effects
What are questions you should ask yourself when making inductive claims? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Was the sample representatively structured?
Was the correct group sampled?
Were enough cases considered?
Was the data obtained in an effective way?
You're really craving tacos. Your friends that you haven't seen in awhile ask you to go to
dinner. They suggest grabbing a pizza. You decide to meet up with them after and go
get Taco Bell on your own. Which heuristic guided the decision? - Correct Answer ✔✔
Elimination by abstract
If I have the the flu then I'll have a fever. I have a fever. Therefore, I have the flu. -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Affirming the antecedent
Either I am going to fail all my exams or the finals fairy will come to my rescue. I failed
my finals. The finals fairy did not come to my rescue. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Disjunctive
syllogism
You meet someone on the PRT. Turns out you are in the same COMM class. What is
this an example of? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Coincidence
Purposes of audience analysis - Correct Answer ✔✔ Effective communicators do not
communicate for themselves; they communicate for their audience.
Allow communicators to connect and build trust and create a relevant messages for
their audience.
Helps to develop and maintain a positive relationship between you and your audience
and them and your material.
Red heads are good tango dancers, but they are also the only person that you have
ever tangoed with - Correct Answer ✔✔ Coincidence
& ACTUAL CORRECT ANSWERS
"All COMM 104 students are students at WVU. You are a COMM 104 student.
Therefore, you are a student at WVU." What type of deductive reasoning is this? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Applying a generalization
Which type of reasoning takes a bottom up approach? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Inductive
reasoning
What is the main difference between correlations/coincidences and causes? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Time order effects
What are questions you should ask yourself when making inductive claims? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Was the sample representatively structured?
Was the correct group sampled?
Were enough cases considered?
Was the data obtained in an effective way?
You're really craving tacos. Your friends that you haven't seen in awhile ask you to go to
dinner. They suggest grabbing a pizza. You decide to meet up with them after and go
get Taco Bell on your own. Which heuristic guided the decision? - Correct Answer ✔✔
Elimination by abstract
If I have the the flu then I'll have a fever. I have a fever. Therefore, I have the flu. -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Affirming the antecedent
Either I am going to fail all my exams or the finals fairy will come to my rescue. I failed
my finals. The finals fairy did not come to my rescue. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Disjunctive
syllogism
You meet someone on the PRT. Turns out you are in the same COMM class. What is
this an example of? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Coincidence
Purposes of audience analysis - Correct Answer ✔✔ Effective communicators do not
communicate for themselves; they communicate for their audience.
Allow communicators to connect and build trust and create a relevant messages for
their audience.
Helps to develop and maintain a positive relationship between you and your audience
and them and your material.
Red heads are good tango dancers, but they are also the only person that you have
ever tangoed with - Correct Answer ✔✔ Coincidence
