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Nick drives a white foreign car that gets good gas mileage. Mary drives a white foreign car as well. Mary's car must get good mileage, too.

A) faulty analogy
B) appeal to tradition
C) begging the question
D) appeal to the masses
E) genetic fallacy

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An argument with an unstated premise or conclusion is

A) an implication.
B) an inference.
C) an enthymeme.
D) an assumption.

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If you have SARS, then you will experience shortness of breath. You are experiencing shortness of breath. Therefore, you must have SARS. This argument form is

God exists because it is written in the Bible. The Bible is true because it is the word of God.

How is the counterexample method used to check for validity?

What is the argument form known as modus ponens? modus tollens?

Jimmy told me that he put a million dollars in the bank. Therefore, if we start digging on the side of the river, were bound to find it.

A deductive argument in which the conclusion logically follows from the premises is said to be cogent.

What is the logical form of inference to the best explanation?

Denying the consequent is a valid deductive argument form.

In a conditional statement of the form ("If p, then q") , the p is called the

Which of the following is NOT a common fallacy?

Misrepresenting a claim to make it easier to reject is called

Affirming the consequent is a valid deductive argument form.

Nearly 80% of the world believes that Satan is responsible for all human suffering. Therefore, it stands to reason that Satan is the cause our suffering.

A deductive argument is said to be valid if it's impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion false.

A strong inductive argument that contains only true premises.

"If you grew up in the city, you must like rap music. You like rap music. So you must have grown up in the city." This argument form is

An inductive argument whose premises, if true, would make the conclusion probable is said to be strong.

The conclusion of strong inductive argument cannot possibly be false.