Quiz 25 questions
Grading Summary
These are the automatically computed results of your exam. Grades for essay questions, and comments from your instructor, are in the "Details" section below.
Date Taken:
9/17/2013
Time Spent:
39 min , 29 secs
Points Received:
4 / 25 (16%)
Question Type:
# Of Questions:
# Correct:
Multiple Choice
25
4
Grade Details - All Questions
1.
Question : All sages provide both wisdom and inspiration. Since Dasha’s speech contained wisdom and greatly inspired her audience, Dasha is a sage.
Which one of the 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.
Points Received:
0 of 1 Comments:
2.
Question : People have claimed that Jamie’s paintings have given them the blues. Clearly this cannot be entirely correct, since many of Jamie’s paintings contain no blue at all.
The argument above is flawed because the author
Student Answer:
provides no evidence
misinterprets a key term
relies on contradictory facts
is not a noted painting expert
Points Received:
0 of 1 Comments:
3.
Question : A recent study of 100 employees from six departments of a major corporation found 65% to be sleep deprived. The researchers concluded 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
These are the automatically computed results of your exam. Grades for essay questions, and comments from your instructor, are in the "Details" section below.
Date Taken:
9/17/2013
Time Spent:
39 min , 29 secs
Points Received:
4 / 25 (16%)
Question Type:
# Of Questions:
# Correct:
Multiple Choice
25
4
Grade Details - All Questions
1.
Question : All sages provide both wisdom and inspiration. Since Dasha’s speech contained wisdom and greatly inspired her audience, Dasha is a sage.
Which one of the 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.
Points Received:
0 of 1 Comments:
2.
Question : People have claimed that Jamie’s paintings have given them the blues. Clearly this cannot be entirely correct, since many of Jamie’s paintings contain no blue at all.
The argument above is flawed because the author
Student Answer:
provides no evidence
misinterprets a key term
relies on contradictory facts
is not a noted painting expert
Points Received:
0 of 1 Comments:
3.
Question : A recent study of 100 employees from six departments of a major corporation found 65% to be sleep deprived. The researchers concluded 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