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Recognizing Arguments
True or False
Indicate in the space provided whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1
Any given sentence can contain more than one
statement.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
2
Rhetorical questions
should not be treated as statements, since they cannot be either true or false.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
3
Every
argument
must have at least one
premise
and a
conclusion.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
4
Ought imperatives
can't be statements since they are only expressions of opinion.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
5
The
conclusion
of an argument is always either at the beginning or the end of a passage.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
6
Complex arguments
are arguments that have
independent conclusions
in them.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
7
A
simple argument
has only one conclusion.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
8
An
explanation
is intended to show
why
something is the case, not
that
it is the case.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
9
Reports
should not be treated as arguments unless the report is of another person's argument.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
10
In an explanation, the
explanandum
is often an accepted matter of fact or a matter of common knowledge.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
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