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gINTRODUCTION TO LOGIC 13TH
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EDITION
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PATRICK J. HURLEY, LORI WATSON
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,Chapter1TestA
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INSTRUCTIONS: Thefollowingselections relate todistinguishingarguments fromnonarguments and nn nn nn n nn nn
identifying conclusions. Select the best answer foreach.
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1. Thereappears tobeagrowinghappinessgapbetweenmenandwomen.Womentodayare working
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moreandrelaxingless,whilemenareworkinglessandrelaxingmore.Fortyyears
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womanspent40minutesmoreperweekthanthetypical man performingan
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unpleasant.Today,with menworking less, thegap is 90minutesand growing.
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a. Argument; conclusion:Today... the gapis90minutesand growing. nn n nn nn n n n nn
b. Nonargument.
c. Argument;conclusion:Fortyyearsago...anactivityconsidered B
unpleasant.
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d. Argument;conclusion:There appears tobe ...betweenmenand women. B n n B
e. Argument; conclusion:Women todayareworkingmoreandr elaxingl ess.
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ANS: D PTS: 2
2. Leadistoxic,butdo youknowwhy?Lead istoxic mainlybecause it preferentiallyreplacesothermetalsin
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biochemicalreactions.Insodoingit interferes withtheproteinsthatregulatebloodpressure (which can
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cause development delays in children and high blood pressure in adults),heme
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production (which can lead to anemia), and sperm production. Lead also displaces
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calciumin the reactionsthat transmitelectricalimpulsesinthebrain, whichdiminishes the abilitytothink
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information.
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AnneMarieHelmstine,"Your GuidetoChemistry" nn n
a. Argument; conclusion: It interferes withtheproteins ...and spermproduction.
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b. Argument;conclusion:Leadistoxic. B
c. Nonargument.
d. Argument;conclusion:It preferentiallyreplacesothermetalsinbiochemical nn
reactions.
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e. Argument;conclusion: Leadalsodisplacescalcium...recallinformation. nn
ANS: C PTS: 2
3. Aristotlefocused on clarifyingtheconcept of virtueitself.Hearguedthat it wasvirtuoustochoosethe
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properamount ofemotion and/oractioncalledforinaparticularsituation and thatextremes of emotion
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nand action were vices. In all communities there are somemen of practical wisdom
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who have thecapacitytojudgewisely.Aristotlearguedthattheyhavethecapacityto followthe"right rule"
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whatever thesituation.
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DavidCooper,ValuePluralismandEthical Choice nn
a. Argument;conclusion:Inallcommunities...capacitytoj udgewisely. n n n n n B n n
b. Argument;conclusion:Aristotlefocusedonclarifyingtheconceptofvirtue B
itself. n n
c. Argument;conclusion:Theyhavethecapacitytofollow... thesituation. n n
d. Argument;conclusion: Heargued that it was virtuous...were vices nn B B nn nn n nn
e. Nonargument.
ANS: E PTS: 2
4. Illegal immigrantspaylocal salestaxes,andmanyof themalsopaystate,local,andfederalincometax and
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SocialSecuritytax.Theyalsopurchaseitemsfrom localmerchants,increasingtheamount these
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n merchants pay intaxes. In addition, they work for low salaries, which increases
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the earnings
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, oftheiremployers andtheamountoftaxestheseemployerspay.Thus,itisnotcorrect tosaythat illegal
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immigrants contribute nothingtothecommunitiesinwhichtheylive.
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a. Argument;conclusion:Itisnotcorrecttosay...communitiesinwhichthey B B B B B B
live. nn
b. Argument;conclusion:Theyworkforlowsalaries...theseemployers pay. n n n nn
c. Argument;conclusion: Illegalimmigrantspay...Social Securitytax. nn nn
d. Argument;conclusion:Theyalso purchaseitems...payin taxes. n nn n nn
e. Nonargument.
ANS: A PTS: 2
5. Numerous studies have indicated that women of color, black women in particular,
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over-arrested, over-indicted, and over-sentenced. African-American women areseven
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times more likely
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tobearrested for prostitutionthanwomen ofother ethnicgroups.Blackwomen havereceived
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significantlylongersentencesforcrimesagainstpropertyandservedlongerperiodsinprison.Forboth
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murderand drug offenses,Euroamerican women ended up serving one-thirdlesstime forthe same
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offenses than black women.
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NancyKurshan,"Womenand Imprisonment in the U.S." B n n B nn
a. Argument;conclusion: African-American women... other ethnic groups. n nn nn nn nn nn
b. Nonargument.
c. Argument;conclusion: Forboth murderanddrugoffenses...blackwomen. n n B
d. Argument;conclusion:Numerousstudieshaveindicated... over-sentenced. n nn
e. Argument;conclusion:Blackwomenhavereceived ...longerperiodsin prison. B n n
ANS: B PTS: 2
6. It'seven moreimportant these daysthat yourcomputerbe protectedbyafirewall.Thereare
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elementslurking intheshadowsofcyberspacewhosendout probesto detect unprotectedPCs.Oncea
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vulnerablecomputerisfound,thesecriminalsinstallsoftwarethatassiststhemin committing identity
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theftand fencingstolen IDs.Theyalsodefraud online advertisers byusing these zombiecomputers to
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visit pay-per-click ads.
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a. Argument;conclusion:Therearecriminalelements...todetectunprotected B
PCs. n n
b. Argument;conclusion: Onceavulnerablecomputer ...fencingstolenIDs. n nn nn n
c. Nonargument.
d. Argument; conclusion:Theyalsodefraud...tovisit pay-per-clickads. nn nn
e. Argument;conclusion:It's even more important ...protectedbya firewall. n nn B nn n B
ANS: E PTS: 2
7. The earth is of interest to astronomy for many reasons. Nearly all
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observations must be made
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throughtheatmosphere,and thephenomenaoftheupperatmosphereandthemagnetospherereflect the
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stateofinterplanetary space.The earth isalsothe mostimportantobject ofcomparisonfor planetologists.
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HannuKarttunen,etal.,Fundamental Astronomy B n n
a. Argument;conclusion:Thephenomena...stateofinterplanetaryspace.
b. Argument;conclusion:Theearthis also...for planetologists. n n B n n nn
c. Argument;conclusion:Theearthis ofinterest toastronomy. B nn n nn
d. Nonargument.
e. Argument;conclusion:Nearlyall observations ...throughtheatmosphere. n n B B
ANS: C PTS: 2
8. If the tradein tiger products isbanned, tiger reserves are guarded bywell equipped staff,
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, communitiesabuttingtigerhabitataregiven a stake inprotecting tigers,andthemakersoftraditional B B B B B B n n
n medicinescanbepersuadedthattigerpartsarenotneeded,thentigerpoachingwillbe halted, habitat
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and life sustaining prey will be restored, and the immanent extinction of tigers
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in thewild will be averted.
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a. Nonargument.
b. Argument;conclusion:Thetradeintigerproducts isbanned. n n n B n
c. Argument;conclusion:Tigerpoachingwillbehalted. n n n
d. Argument;conclusion:Themakersoftraditionalmedicines...not needed. nn
e. Argument;conclusion:Tigerpoaching willbehalted...willbeaverted. B
ANS: A PTS: 2
9. Humansarebiologicalorganisms.Tounderstand our behaviorand mentalprocesses,weneed to n n B B n n B
understand their biological underpinnings, starting with the cellular level, the
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neuron. How
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wefeel,learn,remember,andthinkallstemfromneuronalactivity.So,howa neuron worksand how
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neurons communicate arecrucial pieces of information in solving thepuzzle ofhuman
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behavior and mental processing.
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RichardGriggs,Psychology:AConciseIntroduction
a. Argument;conclusion:Tounderstandourbehavior ...theneuron. n n nn n
b. Argument;conclusion:Humansarebiological organisms. B
c. Argument;conclusion:Howwefeel...neuronalactivity. n n
d. Argument;conclusion:Howaneuronworks...mentalprocessing.
e. Nonargument.
ANS: D PTS: 2
10. Viruses are acellular entities toosmallto be seen witha light microscope. They
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arecomposedof a nucleicacidanda fewproteins.
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Viruses replicatethemselves anddisplayotherproperties ofliving
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norganisms onlywhen theyhaveinvadedliving cells.Indeed,somevirusescan becrystallizedand stored
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inacontainer on a shelffor years,buttheyretainthecapacitytoinvadecellsandcausedisease.
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Jacquelyn C.Black,Microbiology:Principlesand Explorations B n n nn n nn
a. Argument;conclusion:Theyare composedofa nucleic acida nd a fewproteins. nn nn nn n B nn n
b. Nonargument.
c. Argument;conclusion:Viruses areacellular entities...microscope. B n n
d. Argument;conclusion: Indeed,somevirusescanbecrystallized...cause disease. nn n n
e. Argument; conclusion:Virusesreplicate themselves ...invaded livingcells.
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ANS: B PTS: 2
11. Harnessingtheclean, abundant energyofthesunandwindiscriticaltosolvingtheglobal B warming B n n n n n n
problem.Technologicaladvanceshavebroughtthecostofelectricitygeneratedbythewinddownby 82 B B nn
percent since 1981.Solarenergytechnologyhasmaderemarkableprogressas newphotovoltaic cells
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havebeendevelopedtoconvertevengreateramountsofsunlightdirectlyintoelectricity.Today thecosts
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ofwindandsolarpowerare becomingcompetitive withdirty
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Sierra Club,"Global WarmingSolutions" B n n B
a. Argument;conclusion:Todaythe costsof wind ...dirtycoal-fired plants.
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b. Argument;conclusion:Technologicaladvances ...by82percentsince 1981. nn nn
c. Argument;conclusion: Harnessingtheclean...theglobal warmingproblem. nn nn
d. Nonargument.
e. Argument;conclusion: Solar energytechnology...directlyintoelectricity. nn nn n
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