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1. Question : "10 is less than 100; 100 is less than 1,000; consequently, 10 is less than 1,000" is an example of a Student Answer: sound deductive argument.
valid inductive argument.
sound inductive argument.
weak inductive argument.

2. Question : One way to make an inductive argument stronger is to
Student Answer: ignore the argument.
offer more reasons to support the conclusion.
call the argument something in Latin.
call the argument a deductive argument.

3. Question : All sound arguments are valid, but not all valid arguments are sound. This means
Student Answer: validity is necessary but not sufficient for soundness.
validity is sufficient for soundness.
soundness is not necessary for validity.
validity is not necessary for soundness.

4. Question : Inductive arguments should never be characterized as
Student Answer: weak.
very weak.
valid.
strong.

5. Question : Inductive arguments are evaluated in terms of
Student Answer: charm.
length.
strength.
depth.

6. Question : A valid argument is one that, if its premises are accepted as true, has
Student Answer: a false conclusion.
a vague conclusion.
a pointless conclusion.
a true conclusion.

7. Question : A "good" deductive argument must at least be
Student Answer: an argument with four premises.
a valid argument.
an inductive argument.
an interesting argument.

8. Question : Assume you are given a sound argument. What do you know about it?
Student Answer: It is deductive.
It is valid.
Both A and B
None of the above

9. Question : One way to make an inductive argument stronger is to
Student Answer: make the conclusion weaker.
eliminate the conclusion.
state the argument in a louder voice.
pretend your argument is a good one.

10. Question : In logic, arguments are never described as
Student Answer: true.
valid.
inductive.
sound.