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REASON AND EVIDENCE EXAM | NEWES C C C C C
T ACTUAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE QUES
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TIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED C C C C C
A+ | 100%PASS | 2025 UPDATE! C C C C C C
The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively affe
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cts many of us. Many people are unsure exactly how their health insuranc
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e coverage works and are not sure where they can go to get care. What ca
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n be done to improve this? If changes are not made soon,the problem will
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only get worse. C C
Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?
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- Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
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- The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negativelya
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ffects many of us. C C C
- What can be done to improve this?
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- Many people are unsure exactly how their health insurance coverage
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works and are not sure where they can go to get care. -
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C✔✔✔ CorrectAnswer > Many people are not sure where they can go t
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o get care.
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,Suppose that Smith asserts a claim that could be true but seems implausib
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le. Jones recognizes this point and asks Smith to provide evidence for his cl
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aim. Smith responds: "Why don't you try to disprovemy claim?"
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Which fallacy is found in this argument?
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- The fallacy of shifting the burden of proof
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- The fallacy of oversimplification
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- The fallacy of selective attention
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- The red herring fallacy -
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C✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The fallacy ofshifting the burden of proo
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In which argument do premises (1) and (2) provide conjoint support forco
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nclusion (3)? C
- (1) Broccoli is high in important nutrients like vitamin C. (2) Broccolial
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so has antioxidants that prevent cell damage. (3) I told you that brocc
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oli was healthy!
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- (1) If we fix our car, we will not have enough money for a vacation. (2)I g
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uess we just have to fix our car, though. (3) Therefore, we will not have e
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nough money for a vacation. C C C C
- (1) The Titanic famously capsized in 1912, even though people thou
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ght it was very safe. (2) There have been high-
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profile passengerplane crashes around the world. (3) Clearly travelin
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g is not without some risk.
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,- (1) The new candidate has significant experience in the field. (2) Further
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more, they were recommended by someone I trust. (3) I think we should
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hire them. -C C
C✔✔✔ Correct Answer > (1) If we fix our car, we will not have enough m
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oney for a vacation. (2) I guess we just have to fix our car, though. (3) Ther
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efore, we will not have enough money fora vacation.
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Which statement correctly identifies the subpremise, the main premise,a
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nd the main conclusion in the following argument?
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(1) The elementary school should run more earthquake drills next year.
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(2) We have reason to believe that the likelihood of an earthquake is in
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creasing because (3) a federal report released last year said that ourare
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a's earthquake danger is on the rise.
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- 1 is the main premise, 2 is the subpremise, and 3 is the mainc
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onclusion.
- 1 is the main premise, 2 is the main conclusion, and 3 is thes
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ubpremise.
- 1 is the main conclusion, 2 is the main premise, and 3 is thes
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ubpremise.
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on. - C
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ise, and 3 is the subpremise.
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We should buy an electric car. Granted, they are more expensive up front
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than gas cars, but we have the money, and we will save on gas in
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, the long run. Additionally, electric cars are better for the environment.An
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d they are becoming more stylish!
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Which is a hidden assumption of the given argument?
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- If something is better for the environment, then that counts in favoro
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f choosing it.
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- Gas cars will continue to become cheaper in the future as they losep
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opularity.
- Electric cars' batteries do not have any negative consequences for thee
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nvironment.
- We do not have enough money for an electric car because we spental
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l our money on a vacation this year. -
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C✔✔✔ Correct Answer > If something is better for the environment,
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then that counts in favor ofchoosing it.
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Which argument would require a conjoint, hidden assumption to bepaire
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d with premise (1) when mapped?
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- (1) We can either eat out at a restaurant or stay in. (2) We should notst
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ay in. (3) So we should go out to a restaurant.
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- (1) If it had rained last night, the sidewalk would still be wet. (2) Butth
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e sidewalk is dry. (3) So it must not have rained last night.
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- (1) Out of all the movies we could watch tonight, Movie A is thefu
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nniest. (2) Therefore, we should watch Movie A.
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REASON AND EVIDENCE EXAM | NEWES C C C C C
T ACTUAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE QUES
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TIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED C C C C C
A+ | 100%PASS | 2025 UPDATE! C C C C C C
The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively affe
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cts many of us. Many people are unsure exactly how their health insuranc
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e coverage works and are not sure where they can go to get care. What ca
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n be done to improve this? If changes are not made soon,the problem will
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only get worse. C C
Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?
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- Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
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- The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negativelya
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ffects many of us. C C C
- What can be done to improve this?
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- Many people are unsure exactly how their health insurance coverage
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works and are not sure where they can go to get care. -
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C✔✔✔ CorrectAnswer > Many people are not sure where they can go t
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o get care.
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,Suppose that Smith asserts a claim that could be true but seems implausib
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le. Jones recognizes this point and asks Smith to provide evidence for his cl
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aim. Smith responds: "Why don't you try to disprovemy claim?"
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Which fallacy is found in this argument?
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- The fallacy of shifting the burden of proof
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- The fallacy of oversimplification
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- The fallacy of selective attention
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- The red herring fallacy -
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C✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The fallacy ofshifting the burden of proo
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In which argument do premises (1) and (2) provide conjoint support forco
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nclusion (3)? C
- (1) Broccoli is high in important nutrients like vitamin C. (2) Broccolial
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so has antioxidants that prevent cell damage. (3) I told you that brocc
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oli was healthy!
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- (1) If we fix our car, we will not have enough money for a vacation. (2)I g
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uess we just have to fix our car, though. (3) Therefore, we will not have e
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nough money for a vacation. C C C C
- (1) The Titanic famously capsized in 1912, even though people thou
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ght it was very safe. (2) There have been high-
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profile passengerplane crashes around the world. (3) Clearly travelin
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g is not without some risk.
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,- (1) The new candidate has significant experience in the field. (2) Further
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more, they were recommended by someone I trust. (3) I think we should
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hire them. -C C
C✔✔✔ Correct Answer > (1) If we fix our car, we will not have enough m
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oney for a vacation. (2) I guess we just have to fix our car, though. (3) Ther
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efore, we will not have enough money fora vacation.
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Which statement correctly identifies the subpremise, the main premise,a
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nd the main conclusion in the following argument?
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(1) The elementary school should run more earthquake drills next year.
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(2) We have reason to believe that the likelihood of an earthquake is in
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creasing because (3) a federal report released last year said that ourare
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a's earthquake danger is on the rise.
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- 1 is the main premise, 2 is the subpremise, and 3 is the mainc
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onclusion.
- 1 is the main premise, 2 is the main conclusion, and 3 is thes
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ubpremise.
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ubpremise.
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on. - C
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ise, and 3 is the subpremise.
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We should buy an electric car. Granted, they are more expensive up front
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than gas cars, but we have the money, and we will save on gas in
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, the long run. Additionally, electric cars are better for the environment.An
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d they are becoming more stylish!
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Which is a hidden assumption of the given argument?
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- If something is better for the environment, then that counts in favoro
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f choosing it.
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- Gas cars will continue to become cheaper in the future as they losep
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opularity.
- Electric cars' batteries do not have any negative consequences for thee
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nvironment.
- We do not have enough money for an electric car because we spental
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l our money on a vacation this year. -
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C✔✔✔ Correct Answer > If something is better for the environment,
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then that counts in favor ofchoosing it.
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Which argument would require a conjoint, hidden assumption to bepaire
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d with premise (1) when mapped?
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- (1) We can either eat out at a restaurant or stay in. (2) We should notst
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ay in. (3) So we should go out to a restaurant.
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- (1) If it had rained last night, the sidewalk would still be wet. (2) Butth
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e sidewalk is dry. (3) So it must not have rained last night.
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- (1) Out of all the movies we could watch tonight, Movie A is thefu
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nniest. (2) Therefore, we should watch Movie A.
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