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Review Quiz 3
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The following is a review quiz for objectives 2-3 and 2-4.

1
An ambiguous claim is one that can be assigned more than one meaning and whose specific meaning in the context given is not clear.
A)True
B)False
2
Consider the following description and determine which of the types of ambiguity listed below best matches it. "A claim whose ambiguity is due to the ambiguity of a particular word or phrase."
A)Grouping ambiguity
B)Semantical ambiguity.
C)Syntactical ambiguity.
3
Consider the following description and determine which of the types of ambiguity listed below best matches it. "A claim whose ambiguity is due to a problem with its structure."
A)Semantical ambiguity.
B)Syntactical ambiguity.
C)Grouping ambiguity.
4
Consider the following description and determine which of the types of ambiguity listed below best matches it. "A claim whose ambiguity rests on a confusion between a collection of entities or individual entities."
A)Grouping ambiguity.
B)Semantical ambiguity.
C)Syntactical ambiguity.
5
Moving from a conclusion about a group of entities to a claim about the individuals in the group is known as which of the following fallacies?
A)The fallacy of composition.
B)The fallacy of division.
6
Moving from a conclusion about the individuals in a group to a claim about the group as a whole is know as which of the following fallacies?
A)The fallacy of division.
B)The fallacy of composition.
7
A vague claim is one whose meaning is indistinct or imprecise.
A)True
B)False
8
Consider the following definition of "average." Match it with the term below that identifies it. "The average grade in the class is total of all the grade points divided by the number of people in the class."
A)This "average" is the mode for the class.
B)This "average" is the median grade for the class.
C)This "average" is the mean grade for the class.
9
Consider the following definition of "average." Match it with the term below that identifies it. "The average grade in the class is the halfway grade, which half the class exceeded and half the class fell short of."
A)This "average" is the mean grade for the class.
B)This "average" is the mode for the class.
C)This "average" is the median grade for the class.
10
Consider the following definition of "average." Match it with the term below that identifies it. "The average grade in the class is he most common grade given."
A)This "average" is the median grade for the class.
B)This "average" is the mode for the class.
C)This "average" is the mean grade for the class.







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