Logic 1.1 - 1.2
An argument with true premises may still be a bad argument.
True
Any passage that contains an argument must contain a claim that something is supported by evidence or reasons.
True
Any sentence that is either true or false is a statement.
True
Aristotle is the person usually credited with being the father of logic.
True
When restructuring an argument, you should use complete sentences.
True
A statement may be neither true nor false.
False
All arguments must have more than one premise.
False
An argument may have no premises.
False
An argument may have two conclusions.
False
In an argument, the claim that something is supported by evidence or reasons is always explicit.
False
In the strict sense of the terms, ''inference'' and ''argument'' have exactly the same meaning.
False
Some arguments have more than one conclusion.
False
The words ''therefore,'' ''hence,'' ''so,'' ''since,'' and ''thus'' are all conclusion indicators.
False
Every argument must contain an inference.
True
Every statement has a truth value.
True
If two conclusions are being drawn from a set of premises, then you have two separate arguments.
True
In a conditional statement, the antecedent implies the consequent.
True
In a good argument, the premises imply the conclusion.
True
In an explanation, the explanandum usually describes an accepted matter of fact.
True
In an explanation, the explanans is the statement or group of statements that does the explaining.
True
In deciding whether an expository passage or an illustration should be interpreted as an argument, it helps to note whether the claim being developed or illustrated is one that is accepted by everyone.
True
In most (but not all) arguments that lack indicator words, the conclusion is the first statement.
True
Premise indicators are not always a reliable way to locate an argument's premises.
True
Some conditional statements can be reexpressed to form arguments.
True
Some sentences contain more than one statement.
True
That an opinion is psychologically convincing does not mean that it is an argument.
True
The purpose of the premise or premises is to set forth the reasons or evidence given in support of the conclusion.
True
The word "then" may be left out of a conditional statement without altering the statement's meaning.
True
The words ''for,'' ''because,'' ''as,'' and ''for the reason that'' are all premise indicators.
True
