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CRTH 10 Week 4 Quiz
Question 1
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In argument 2) is the structure of the argument accurately represented by the following:
Conclusion/Claim: You can't go to the party in that outfit.

Reasons: (If you go to the party in that outfit), then everyone will think you're completely clueless about how to dress and no one will want to be seen with you.
Select one:
 A. True
 B. False
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The correct answer is: True
Question 2
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The following is a reality assumption of argument 2):
There will be a party and people will be at the party.
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 A. True
 B. False
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The correct answer is: True
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In argument 3) the correct structure of the argument is the following:
Conclusion/Claim: The death penalty is proof that we value revenge more than we value people.
Reasons: We should save and rehabilitate people rather than giving up on them.
Select one:
 A. True
 B. False 
The correct structure is the opposite.
The conclusion is: We should save and rehabilitate people rather than giving up on them.
And the premise or reason is: The death penalty is proof that we value revenge more than we value people.
Ask yourself which statement supports the other? And then try out the possibilities. This should lead you to the correct answer.
 
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The correct answer is: False
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A tacit value assumption of argument 3) is the following:
One should value rehabilitating criminals more than one values revenge.
Select one:
 A. True 
This is a crucial value assumption.
 B. False
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The correct answer is: True
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The correct structure of argument 4) is the following:
Conclusion/Claim: Charlene is really successful.

Reason: She's only 28 and she's making $90,000 a year.
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 A. True
 B. False
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The correct answer is: True
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A tacit reality assumption of argument 4) is the following:
The majority of people who are 28 years old make less than $90,000 a year.
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 A. True
 B. False
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The correct answer is: True
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The conclusion of argument 5) is that there are 20 percent fewer police reports this year than last year at this time.
Select one:
 A. True
 B. False 
This is a premise of the argument. The conclusion is: Rape is on the decline in this country
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The correct answer is: False
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In argument 1), the structure of the argument is as follows:
CONCLUSION: If he makes it, he won't need a college degree.
PREMISES/REASONS: He should try out for the NFL right after high school.
Select one:
 A. True
 B. False 
Think about which statement supports the other. Clearly, the statement that he would not need a college degree if he made it into the NFL is the GROUNDS for the conclusion that he should try out for the NFL right after high school.
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The correct answer is: False
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In argument 1) is the following a VALUE assumption of the argument--that is, a tacit VALUE assumption:
Playing in the NFL is more important than a college degree.
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 A. True
 B. False
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The correct answer is: True
Question 10
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In argument 1) which of the following is a tacit, reality assumption?
Select one:
 A. Football is the greatest sport in the world.
 B. He is a great guy.
 C. Right now he is in high school. 
This is the only factual statement among the alternatives here, and it is an assumption of the argument. Note how a reality assumption is the kind of statement that can be determined to be true or false (in theory at least) with adequate factual evidence.
 D. Playing in the NFL is a good thing.
 E. His high school is no good.
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The correct answer is: Right now he is in high school.