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1

An argument that fails to provide proof that its conclusion is certain commits a fallacy of insufficient evidence.
A)True
B)False
2

According to the text, there are some issues that are so controversial that no appeal to expert opinion could adequately settle them.
A)True
B)False
3

If there is no evidence that a claim if false, this provides a good reason to believe the claim is true.
A)True
B)False
4

To respond to a loaded question effectively, you must often distinguish the different questions being asked and respond to each individually.
A)True
B)False
5

The surest way to know that one event (A) is the cause of another (B), is to observe whether event A occurs directly before event B.
A)True
B)False
6

When two events are regularly correlated (i.e., go together) there must be a cause-and- effect relationship between them.
A)True
B)False
7

Not all slippery-slope arguments are fallacious.
A)True
B)False
8

When an arguer doesn't bother to spell out why he thinks two cases are analogous, we must identify all important similarities between the two cases, list all important dissimilarities, and decide whether, on balance, the similarities are strong enough to support the conclusion.
A)True
B)False
9

An argument from analogy is weak when the two cases being compared are different in any way.
A)True
B)False
10

Two statements are inconsistent when they both can't be true.
A)True
B)False







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