A Concise Introduction to Logic 11th Ed Test Bank

Test Bank for A Concise Introduction to Logic 11th Edition By Patrick J. Hurley Chapter 2 Test H MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following statements has primarily cognitive meaning? a. Meg Ryan's latest film is fantastic. b. Allegra is an allergy medication. c. Robert is incredibly lazy. d. Modern politics is disgusting. e. Chocolate chip cookies are delicious. ANS: B PTS: 2 2. Which of the following statements expresses a value claim? a. Germany defeated Sweden in the soccer tournament. b. The Windows operating system is produced by Microsoft. c. Kevin enlisted in the Army when he was eighteen. d. The two ships collided in the middle of the Atlantic. e. Ulysses is a wonderful novel. ANS: E PTS: 2 3. Which of the following statements is vague? a. The United States was the first nation to develop nuclear weapons. b. This shirt is made entirely of cotton. c. Joe talked to Tom in his dorm room. d. The water in this pool is quite warm. e. Mary's birthday is on July 12. ANS: D PTS: 2 4. Which of the following statements is ambiguous? a. Mr. Carter lost a lot of money in the stock market. b. The Watergate burglary led to Nixon's resignation. c. Judge Harris will issue his ruling on the nude beach today. d. The author of Paradise Lost is John Milton. e. The atomic weight of carbon is 12. ANS: C PTS: 2 5. The following dispute: Francine: Professor Thompson's economics class is very hard. Dorothy: Well, I took that class last year, and I didn't find it hard at all. is best described as: a. Verbal arising from vagueness. b. Unresolvable. c. Factual. d. Academic. e. Verbal arising from ambiguity. ANS: A PTS: 2 6. Which of the following words is a term? a. For sale. b. Highly promising. c. Resignation. d. Overly generous. e. Throughout the winter months. ANS: C PTS: 2 7. 'Intension' means roughly the same thing as: a. Exposition. b. Connotation. c. Denotation. d. Definiendum. e. Reference. ANS: B PTS: 2 8. Which of the following are all denoted by the term "philosopher"? a. Aristotle, Plato, Descartes, Locke. b. Aristotle, Greece, Lyceum, peripatos. c. Rationalism, empiricism, idealism, pragmatism. d. Introspective, intelligent, rational, curious. e. Aristotelianism, Platonism, Cartesianism, Kantianism. ANS: A PTS: 2 9. Which of the following are all connoted by the term "poet"? a. Iambic, trochaic, dactylic, anapestic. b. Ode, sonnet, ballad, elegy. c. Dickinson, Wordsworth, Poe, Longfellow. d. Imaginative, expressive, sensitive, articulate. e. Lyric, pastoral, bucolic, georgic. ANS: D PTS: 2 10. Which of the following pairs of terms have the same extension? a. Red, green. b. Psychologist, psychiatrist. c. Baseball player, shortstop. d. Novel, Moby Dick. e. Vampire, tooth fairy. ANS: E PTS: 2 11. Which of the following groups of terms are in the order of increasing intension? a. Mallard, duck, waterfowl, bird. b. Waterfowl, bird, mallard, duck. c. Bird, waterfowl, duck mallard. d. Duck, mallard, bird, waterfowl. e. Mallard, waterfowl, duck, bird. ANS: C PTS: 2 12. Which of the following groups of terms are in the order of increasing extension? a. Dwelling, house, large house, mansion. 1. There appears to be a growing happiness gap between men and women. Women today are working more and relaxing less, while men are working less and relaxing more. Forty years ago a typical woman spent 40 minutes more per week than the typical man performing an activity considered unpleasant. Today, with men working less, the gap is 90 minutes and growing. a. Argument; conclusion: Today ... the gap is 90 minutes and growing. b. Nonargument. c. Argument; conclusion: Forty years ago ... an activity considered unpleasant. d. Argument; conclusion: There appears to be ... between men and women. e. Argument; conclusion: Women today are working more and relaxing less. ANS: D PTS: 2 2. Lead is toxic, but do you know why? Lead is toxic mainly because it preferentially replaces other metals in biochemical reactions. In so doing it interferes with the proteins that regulate blood pressure (which can cause development delays in children and high blood pressure in adults), heme production (which can lead to anemia), and sperm production. Lead also displaces calcium in the reactions that transmit electrical impulses in the brain, which diminishes the ability to think and recall information. Anne Marie Helmstine, "Your Guide to Chemistry" a. Argument; conclusion: It interferes with the proteins ... and sperm production. b. Argument; conclusion: Lead is toxic. c. Nonargument. d. Argument; conclusion: It preferentially replaces other metals in biochemical reactions. e. Argument; conclusion: Lead also displaces calcium ... recall information. ANS: C PTS: 2 3. Aristotle focused on clarifying the concept of virtue itself. He argued that it was virtuous to choose the proper amount of emotion and/or action called for in a particular situation and that extremes of emotion and action were vices. In all communities there are some men of practical wisdom who have the capacity to judge wisely. Aristotle argued that they have the capacity to follow the "right rule" whatever the situation. David Cooper, Value Pluralism and Ethical Choice a. Argument; conclusion: In all communities ... capacity to judge wisely. b. Argument; conclusion: Aristotle focused on clarifying the concept of virtue itself. c. Argument; conclusion: They have the capacity to follow ... the situation. d. Argument; conclusion: He argued that it was virtuous ... were vices e. Nonargument. ANS: E PTS: 2 4. Illegal immigrants pay local sales taxes, and many of them also pay state, local, and federal income tax and Social Security tax. They also purchase items from local merchants, increasing the amount these merchants pay in taxes. In addition, they work for low salaries, which increases the earnings of their employers and the amount of taxes these employers pay. Thus, it is not correct to say that illegal immigrants contribute nothing to the communities in which they live. a. Argument; conclusion: It is not correct to say ... communities in which they live.