1) What does a logical argument alwaysinclude?

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At least one premise and one fallacy. An argument uses a set of facts or assumptions, called premises, to support a fallacy.

At least one premise and one conclusion. An argument uses a set of facts or assumptions, called premises, to support a conclusion.

At least one fallacy and one conclusion. An argument uses a set of facts or assumptions, called conclusions, to support a fallacy.

At least one premise and one conclusion. An argument uses a set of facts or assumptions, called conclusions, to support a premise.

At least one premise and one fallacy. An argument uses a set of facts or assumptions, called fallacies, to support a premise.

At least one fallacy and one conclusion. An argument uses a set of facts or assumptions, called fallacies, to support a conclusion.

2)Suppose that the ONLY fact that an event A occurs before event B is used to conclude that A caused B. What is this an exampleof?Explain your reasoning.

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A well-reasoned, logical argument. The premise "A came before B" fully supports the conclusion "A caused B.

An argument that uses the fallacy of false cause. The fact that one event came before another event is not evidence that the first event caused the second event.

An argument that uses the fallacy of false cause. The fact that one event came before another event is not evidence that the first event is caused by the second event.

Hasty generalization. The assumption is that because B came before A a few times, A must cause B. This is not necessarily the case.

3) Decide whether the following statement makes sense or does not make sense. Explain your reasoning.

Ididn'tbelieve the premises on which he based hisargument,so he clearlydidn'tconvince me of his conclusion.

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Doesn't make sense. Premises support conclusions, therefore the listener should have been convinced.

Doesn't make sense. There is no logical fallacy mentioned.

Makes sense. The listener would have been more likely convinced if the conclusion preceded the premises.

Makes sense. While a conclusion may be supported by several premises, a person must believe those premises to be true to be convinced by the argument.

4) Consider the following example of afallacy,and complete parts(a)through(c)below.

(Falsecause) I became sick just hours after eating at BurgerHut,so its food must have made me sick.

a.Identify thepremise(s)and conclusion of the argument.

The premise is

I became sick soon after eating at Burger Hut.

The conclusion is

Burger Hut food made me sick.

b. Briefly describe how the stated fallacy occurs in the argument.

There is not enough evidence to support the conclusion.

The argument doesn't prove that Burger Hut food was the cause of the sickness

The conclusion is stated before the premise.

5) Match the following fallacies to the name that best categorizes/defines them:

• AD Hominem
• Bandwagon
• Hasty Generalization
• False Dilema
• Appeal to Fear
• Guilty by Association
• Straw Man

You're too stupid to be right about the Post Office policies.

500,000 loved Elvis, He must have been THE GREATEST!

You are either with us or against us!

It snowed 7 days in a row with tempratures below freezing, therefore Global Warming must be a HOAX!

Bob is in favor of reasonable gun control, Don accuses him of attacking the 2nd amendment and taking all our guns away.

Your cousins & uncles are all in jail. you must be a criminal

"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're sending people that have lots of problems. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people." - Donald Trump (2015, at a campaign rally)

6) If a person is paid$450for24hours ofwork,what is theperson'shourlywagein dollars per hour (just type in the value with no units of measurement)?