phi 103 week 4 critical quiz

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Qu<11{1[3(02)02]}> Catherine goes to her local mo

vie theater only to see romantic comedies. Since Catherine did no

t go to the movies yesterday, there is not a romantic comedy playi

ng at her local theater.

The reasoning above is flawed because the

evidence

Student Answer: does not suggest that Catherine goes to see every romantic comedy that

plays at her local movie theater implies that Catherine is uninterested in most types of

movies does not indicate whether Catherine watches only romantic comedies at home suggests that Catherine’s local movie theater hardly ever shows romantic comedies

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Qu<11{1[1(19)19]}> All sages provide bot

h wisdom and inspiration. Since Dasha’s speech contained wisdom

and greatly inspired her audience, Dasha is a sage.

Which one of t

he following points out the flaw in the argument above?

Student Answer: Just because Dasha is a sage doesn’t mean that she is always wise and

inspirational. Just because Dasha’s speech provided wisdom and inspiration doesn’t mean

that it provided more wisdom than inspiration. Just because Dasha satisfied two requirements of being a sage doesn’t necessarily mean that she satisfies all the requirements of

being a sage. Just because Dasha provided wisdom and inspiration in a speech doesn’t mean that all sages use speeches to provide wisdom and inspiration.


Qu<11{1[4(17)17]}> Mrs. Orlof teaches two history classes

, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Yesterday she gave

the same test to both classes. Anyone who failed the test must tak

e a retest. Since a greater percentage of students who took the mo

rning test failed the test than students who took the afternoon t

est, more of Orlof’s morning history students than afternoon hist

ory students will have to take the retest.

The conclusion above

is not necessarily valid because

Student Answer: more students in the morning class may have passed the test than failed the

test some students may have been absent from both classes some of the students who passed the afternoon test may have received information about the test from morning students

more students may have taken the test in the afternoon than in the morning


Qu<21{1[1(13)13]}

> A recent study of 100 employees from six departments of a major c

orporation found 65% to be sleep deprived. The researchers concl

uded that the majority of corporate employees are sleep deprived.

The researcher’s conclusion is suspect because it

Student Answer: assumes that corporate employees are more sleep deprived than other

people is based on evidence that is statistically impossible fails to describe the effects

the sleep deprivation has relies on a sample that is too small to represent the entire corporate workforce


Qu<21{1[2(24)24]}> The average height of members of the high schoo

l basketball team is six feet, three inches. Jerry is on the high s

chool basketball team, so Jerry must be taller than six feet.The arg

ument above is flawed because it confuses

Student Answer: Jerry with other members of the team the members of one team with the

members of another team people who are six feet three inches tall for people who are exactly

six feet tall an average for the individuals that make up that average.


Qu<11{1[2

(06)06]}> Reporter: A new campaign finance reform bill being co

nsidered by Congress would limit the amount of campaign contribu

tions that political candidates can receive. However, a survey of

candidates running for mayor, governor, and senate seats shows t

hat not one of them favors the bill. Clearly, there is no desire

among politicians to limit campaign contributions.

Which one o

f the following points out the flaw in the reporter’s argument

above?

Student Answer: The reporter doesn’t indicate the amount that the new bill would limit

campaign contributions. The evidence provided by the reporter suggests that most politicians

are in favor of the new bill. The reporter wrongly assumes that no politician has ever

supported a bill intended to limit campaign contributions The views of candidates currently running for office do not necessarily represent the views of all politicians.


Qu<21{2[2(12)36]}> Career counselor: It is

best for artists to build a practical and safe career that will gua

rantee them a secure income, and then pursue their art in their

spare time. That way, they will be motivated to work hard at thei

r day jobs to support their art making, and both their career and th

eir art will thrive.

Which one of the following, if true, would most

weaken the argument?

Student Answer: Some forms of art making are expensive and require a good deal of money to

pursue. Many people who aren’t artists prefer to pursue practical and safe careers.

Having the time and money to make art doesn’t guarantee an artist commercial success. Splitting time between two pursuits in life often causes both to suffer.


Qu<21{2[1(01)25]}> The unti

mely death of Professor Hathaway halted his groundbreaking resear

ch into the uses of solar power. It therefore appears that Hathaway’

s research will not result in practical applications.Which one of th

e following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?

Student Answer: Professor Hathaway’s research can be used by other scientists to create

useful applications. Not all professors at Professor Hathaway’s university knew that he was

conducting research into the uses of solar power. Officials at Professor Hathaway’s university

have refused requests to make Professor Hathaway’s research public. Researchers at other universities are conducting research into the potential applications of solar power.


Qu<11{2[3(02)26]}> Aron: The two double A batteries in

my CD player are dead, so the CD player doesn’t work. My televis

ion remote control, which also uses two double A batteries, wo

rks fine. So if I move the two batteries from my television rem

ote control to my CD player, the CD player will definitely work.

Aron’s argument is most strengthened if which one of the followi

ng is true?

Student Answer: Aron inserted the current batteries in his television remote control two

months before he inserted the current batteries in his CD player. The amount of energy required to power the CD player is not greater than the amount of energy needed to power the

television remote control. Aron has used his television remote control more times than he has

used his CD player since inserting the current batteries into each device. Double A batteries provide less energy than either C batteries or D batteries.


Qu<11{3[1(07)43]}> As part of its reorga

nization, company X created five new positions within the company. However, after t

he reorganization was complete, company X had fewer employees than before th

e reorganization. Which one of the following, if true, would best explain the resu

lt described above?

Student Answer: Some employees of the company were switched into new departments to fill

the new positions. Some employees who quit over dissatisfaction with the reorganization

were immediately replaced by new hires. The new positions were created to respond to a

greater demand for company X’s products. Some employees were laid off as a number of old positions were eliminated in the reorganization.


Qu<11{3[1(03)39]}> Last season at C

ity Opera House, far more people attended opera X than opera Y. However, opera Y

generated far greater net profits for City Opera House than did opera X. Each o

f the following could directly explain the result indicated above EXCEPT:

Student Answer: a difference in the ticket prices of operas X and Y a difference in the

operating expenses of operas X and Y a difference in the subject matters of operas X and Y

a difference in the merchandise sales associated with operas X and Y


Qu<21{4[3(02)46]}> Choose the pair of words/phrases among the ch

oices that exhibits the same logical relationship as the words/phrases in the fo

llowing pair. conductor : orchestra

Student Answer: skater : rink teacher : principal producer : movie director : cast


Qu<21{4[1(10)54]}> Choose

the pair of words/phrases among the choices that exhibits the same logical relati

onship as the words/phrases in the following pair. heavy : weight

Student Answer: dry : wet feather : scale hot : temperature color : size


Qu<11{4[2(06)50]}> Choose the pair of words/phrases among the choices that exh

ibits the same logical relationship as the words/phrases in the following pair. g

avel : judge

Student Answer: baton : conductor symphony : composer stop sign : driver ruler : math


Qu<11{5[1(01)57]}> Arthur: The solutions to most my

stery novels I read are not believable. However, my enjoyment of a mystery nove

l depends only on its suspenseful mood and colorful characters.

Norton: Roughly

80% of the mystery novels I read have believable solutions, which is good since I do

not enjoy mystery novels that don’t have believable solutions.

The speakers ab

ove

Student Answer: agree that most mystery novels do not have believable solutions agree

that a suspenseful mood and colorful characters add to the enjoyment of a mystery novel

disagree on whether a believable solution is required for the enjoyment of a mystery novel disagree on whether an author’s enjoyment in creating a mystery novel influences whether that novel will have a believable solution


Qu<11{5[1(05)61]}> Memmie: The greater the popula

tion near a restaurant, the more potential customers it has and the greater chan

ce its popularity will spread through word-of-mouth. O’Sullivans Restaurant jus

t opened in the very densely populated town of Redville, so its chances for succe

ss are great.

Sam: But the more people living in an area, the more restaurants t

here are in that area, so the more competition each one faces. There are twelve ot

her restaurants serving the people of Redville.Memmie and Sam seem to disag

ree about whether

Student Answer: O’Sullivans will fail in its first few months O’Sullivans will serve a

different kind of food than the other restaurants in Redville the high population of Redville

ensures O’Sullivan’s a great chance for success word-of-mouth about a restaurant can spread in a densely populated town like Redville


Qu<11{6[2(03)67]}> Only circus animals w

ith a clean bill of health will perform in today’s exhibition. A monkey, a poodle, and a

horse will perform in today’s exhibition. No circus animals with a clean bill of health w

ere prescribed medications this week. If the statements above are true, which one o

f the following must also be true on the basis of them?

Student Answer: The monkey, poodle, and horse are the only animals performing in today’s

circus exhibition. No circus animals were prescribe medications this week. No more than

two circus animals have a clean bill of health. Neither the monkey nor the horse performing in today’s circus exhibition were prescribed medications this week.


Qu<21{6[

3(08)72]}> Some drugs combat obesity or alcohol addiction by turning off pleasu

re centers in the brain. However, if the dosage is too high, there’s a risk that peo

ple taking them will be plunged into depression. The statements above, if true, s

upport which one of the following assertions?

Student Answer: It is useless to try to treat obesity or alcohol addiction through drugs. All drugs, if taken at too high a dosage, pose the risk that the people taking them will be plunged into

depression. The benefits of a medication may be at least somewhat offset by its side

effects. Drugs that affect pleasure centers in the brain are often taken at dosages considered to be too high.


Qu<11{6[1(0

7)71]}> The higher the price of an antique, the greater people’s expectation th

at the object is rare. That, in turn, makes the antique appear more valuable. If t

he statements above are correct, then offering an antique for sale at a bargain pri

ce

Student Answer: will likely increase people’s expectations that the antique is valuable will

guarantee that the antique will not sell at a profit should be encouraged because it increases

the likelihood that antique will be sold should be discouraged because it lessens a quality that makes that antique desirable


Qu<11{7[1(01)77]}> Detective: The robbery at the mall w

as carried out by a mall employee acting alone roughly one hour after the mall closed

last Saturday night. The only employees present at the mall at the time of the rob

bery were security guards Evans and Clark. Since the mall’s surveillance system

was disabled by the thief just before the robbery, the thief must be Evans.Th

e argument above would be valid if

Student Answer: Clark is incapable of disabling the mall’s surveillance system both

Evans and Clark are capable of disabling the mall’s surveillance system Evans and Clark are

the mall’s only security guards the mall’s surveillance system is usually used 24 hours a day, seven days a week


Qu<11{7[2(03)79]}> Loo

king to increase the profits of his lemonade stand, Johann doubled the price of a

cup of lemonade from 25 cents to 50 cents. This clearly shows Johann’s lack of busin

ess sense, for now he’ll almost certainly sell fewer cups at the new price and ther

efore make less money than before. The argument above assumes that

Student Answer: Johann is looking to double the profits of his lemonade stand the price

increase will likely put Johann out of business profits from the price increase will not offset

the money lost when fewer cups are sold even if Johann sells more cups at the new price than he did at the old price, he’ll still lose money on the lemonade stand


Qu<11{7[3(08)84]}> The president spoke to 19 congressmen from Te

xas to encourage them to vote for a bill. Since four of the 19 congressmen went

on to vote for the bill, it is clear that the president persuaded those four to vote t

he way they did.The argument above assumes that

Student Answer: the bill will not pass because a majority of Texas congressmen did not vote

for it the Texas congressmen who voted against the bill were persuaded by someone other

than the president to vote the way they did the president did not try to influence the votes of

any congressmen outside of Texas the four Texas congressmen who voted for the bill were against it before they spoke to the president


Qu<11{

8[3(02)90]}> Whereas many industries suffer during economic recessions, the art

industry does well. Some think the reason is that artists feed off the anxiety and un

certainty during recessions to produce inspired works. Others think that reces

sions, while harmful to most people, produce a handful of very rich people willing

to pay very high prices for artworks, driving up the value of the art market as a whol

e. The author of the passage above is primarily interested in

Student Answer: providing evidence that the art industry does well during recessions

presenting reasons for why the art industry does well during recessions discussing the types

of artworks that sell best during recessions describing the effect that art has on the economy


Qu<11{8[1(10)98]}> Sometimes people get caught in a “downward spiral,” a case i

n which something leads to a result which in turn leads to more of the original thi

ng, bringing on more of the result. As the process continues, the result continuall

y gets worse and worse. An example is when people turn to binge eating when depr

essed, which causes them to put on weight and feel unhealthy, which then makes

them more depressed, leading to more overeating, and so on. The author is mai

nly concerned with

Student Answer: convincing people not to overeat explaining the process of the

“downward spiral” showing how overeating can lead to depression showing how some processes lead to surprising results


Qu<11{8[1(04)92]}> The very large increa

se in allergies over the last thirty years is due to the great success of immuniza

tions administered over this time period. Since immunizations have nearly eliminat

ed life-threatening diseases such as polio, the human immune system increasi

ngly targets other environmental substances in order to keep working properly

. Allergy symptoms such as runny nose and itchy eyes result when the immune syst

em attacks pollen that is breathed in from the air.Which one of the following best

expresses the main point of the passage above?

Student Answer: Immunizations often have surprising side effects. Immunizations have

been very successful in eliminating life-threatening diseases. Viruses that once caused polio

now cause allergies. The use of immunizations has led to an increase in allergies.


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