Analyzing Arguments Practice

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English
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10th Grade
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Hard
Sirena Satterfield
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the logical fallacy in the following statement: 'If you don't support the new Supreme Court nomination, then you must not care about justice or the legal system'?
Slippery slope fallacy
Ad hominem fallacy
Appeal to authority fallacy
False dilemma or black-and-white fallacy
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Evaluate the following premise: 'All judges are part of the judiciary. Supreme Court judges are part of the judiciary. Therefore, Supreme Court judges are part of the judges.' Is the conclusion valid?
No, because Supreme Court judges could be an exception to the rule
Yes
No, because not all members of the judiciary are judges
No, because the premise does not mention Supreme Court judges specifically
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the rhetorical strategy used in the following argument: 'You should support this Supreme Court decision because everyone else does.'
Bandwagon appeal
Appeal to emotion
Appeal to authority
Appeal to tradition
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Distinguish between deductive and inductive reasoning with an example for each, using the context of Supreme Court decisions.
Deductive reasoning: The Supreme Court feels a law is unjust, so it must be unconstitutional.
Example of deductive reasoning: All laws that infringe on constitutional rights are invalid. A new law restricts freedom of speech. Therefore, this law is invalid. Example of inductive reasoning: Every time the Supreme Court has ruled on free speech, it has expanded protections. Therefore, the Supreme Court is likely to expand free speech protections in future cases.
Inductive reasoning: All the Supreme Court decisions I have studied enhance civil liberties, so all Supreme Court decisions must enhance civil liberties.
Deductive reasoning: If the Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional, it cannot be enforced. The Supreme Court has declared the law unconstitutional, so it cannot be enforced.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Analyze the structure of the argument in the following statement: 'If the Supreme Court imposes stricter regulations on campaign financing, then political candidates will rely less on large donations. Therefore, imposing stricter regulations on campaign financing is an effective way to reduce the influence of big money in politics.'
The argument is a comparison statement followed by a recommendation. It uses the form of 'If A, then B. Therefore, A is better than C.'
The argument is a conditional statement followed by a hypothesis. It uses the form of 'If A, then B. Therefore, A might lead to C.'
The structure of the argument is a cause and effect statement followed by a prediction. It uses the form of 'If A, then B. Therefore, A will result in C.'
The structure of the argument is a conditional statement followed by a conclusion. It uses the form of 'If A, then B. Therefore, A is effective for C.' This is a valid deductive argument.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What logical fallacy is present in the argument: 'You can't prove that the Supreme Court's decisions are always just, so they must be inherently fair'?
Appeal to ignorance
Ad hominem
Circular reasoning
False cause
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Evaluate the premise: 'All supreme court judges are dishonest. John is a supreme court judge. Therefore, John is dishonest.' Is the conclusion valid?
Depends on the situation
No
Maybe
Yes
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