Evaluating Propositional Arguments 1

Indicate which response best describes the passage below.

What do you think we should do bout this candidate? A.  Denying a disjunct.

 B.  Affirming an inclusive disjunct.

 C.  Affirming an exclusive disjunct.

 D.  Affirming the antecedent.

 E.  Denying the antecedent.

 F.  Denying the consequent.

 G.  Affirming the consequent.

 H.  Tri-conditional.

 I.  The passage contains an argument, but it doesn’t have any of the forms above.

 J.  The passage does not contain an argument.

2.  Evaluating Propositional Arguments 2

Indicate which response best describes the passage below.

If global warming continues, parts of the polar ice cap will melt. Global warming will continue. Therefore, parts of the polar ice cap will melt. A.  Denying a disjunct.

 B.  Affirming an inclusive disjunct.

 C.  Affirming an exclusive disjunct.

 D.  Affirming the antecedent.

 E.  Denying the antecedent.

 F.  Denying the consequent.

 G.  Affirming the consequent.

 H.  Tri-conditional.

 I.  The passage contains an argument, but it doesn’t have any of the forms above.

 J.  The passage does not contain an argument.

3.  Evaluating Propositional Arguments 3

Indicate which response best describes the passage below.

If you step on a crack, you’ll break your mother’s back. And you’re sure to step on a crack. Your mother’s back is toast. A.  Denying a disjunct.

 B.  Affirming an inclusive disjunct.

 C.  Affirming an exclusive disjunct.

 D.  Affirming the antecedent.

 E.  Denying the antecedent.

 F.  Denying the consequent.

 G.  Affirming the consequent.

 H.  Tri-conditional.

 I.  The passage contains an argument, but it doesn’t have any of the forms above.

 J.  The passage does not contain an argument.

4.  Evaluating Propositional Arguments 4

Indicate which response best describes the passage below.

If it barks, it is a dog. It doesnâjQuery20004947482939255896_1520028163338t bark. Therefore, itâ??s not a dog. A.  Denying a disjunct.

 B.  Affirming an inclusive disjunct.

 C.  Affirming an exclusive disjunct.

 D.  Affirming the antecedent.

 E.  Denying the antecedent.

 F.  Denying the consequent.

 G.  Affirming the consequent.

 H.  Tri-conditional.

 I.  The passage contains an argument, but it doesn’t have any of the forms above.

 J.  The passage does not contain an argument.

5.  Evaluating Propositional Arguments 5

Indicate which response best describes the passage below.

Either Thomas Jefferson or John Adams died on the fourth of July, 1826. Thomas Jefferson died on the fourth of July, 1826. Therefore, John Adams did not die on the fourth of July, 1826. A.  Denying a disjunct.

 B.  Affirming an inclusive disjunct.

 C.  Affirming an exclusive disjunct.

 D.  Affirming the antecedent.

 E.  Denying the antecedent.

 F.  Denying the consequent.

 G.  Affirming the consequent.

 H.  Tri-conditional.

 I.  The passage contains an argument, but it doesn’t have any of the forms above.

 J.  The passage does not contain an argument.

6.  Evaluating Propositional Arguments 6

Indicate which response best describes the passage below.

What should we do tonight? Read Chapter 5 or go to a café? A.  Denying a disjunct.

 B.  Affirming an inclusive disjunct.

 C.  Affirming an exclusive disjunct.

 D.  Affirming the antecedent.

 E.  Denying the antecedent.

 F.  Denying the consequent.

 G.  Affirming the consequent.

 H.  Tri-conditional.

 I.  The passage contains an argument, but it doesn’t have any of the forms above.

 J.  The passage does not contain an argument.

7.  Evaluating Propositional Arguments 7

Indicate which response best describes the passage below.

The exterior of that dome is completely covered in gold or bronze and gold is way too expensive to be used to cover such a large surface, so it must be made of bronze. A.  Denying a disjunct.

 B.  Affirming an inclusive disjunct.

 C.  Affirming an exclusive disjunct.

 D.  Affirming the antecedent.

 E.  Denying the antecedent.

 F.  Denying the consequent.

 G.  Affirming the consequent.

 H.  Tri-conditional.

 I.  The passage contains an argument, but it doesn’t have any of the forms above.

 J.  The passage does not contain an argument.

8.  Evaluating Propositional Arguments 8

Indicate which response best describes the passage below.

“Federal prosecutors will probably call a former doctor for Barry Bonds as a witness if Bonds’s perjury and obstruction of justice case goes to trial, according to court documents made public Thursday.” (Schmidt 2007, C13) A.  Denying a disjunct.

 B.  Affirming an inclusive disjunct.

 C.  Affirming an exclusive disjunct.

 D.  Affirming the antecedent.

 E.  Denying the antecedent.

 F.  Denying the consequent.

 G.  Affirming the consequent.

 H.  Tri-conditional.

 I.  The passage contains an argument, but it doesn’t have any of the forms above.

 J.  The passage does not contain an argument.

9.  Evaluating Propositional Arguments 9

Indicate which response best describes the passage below.

“Opponents of channelizing natural streams emphasize that the practice is antithetical to the production of fish and wetland wildlife and, furthermore, the stream suffers from extensive aesthetic degradation.” (Keller 2005, 225) A.  Denying a disjunct.

 B.  Affirming an inclusive disjunct.

 C.  Affirming an exclusive disjunct.

 D.  Affirming the antecedent.

 E.  Denying the antecedent.

 F.  Denying the consequent.

 G.  Affirming the consequent.

 H.  Tri-conditional.

 I.  The passage contains an argument, but it doesn’t have any of the forms above.

 J.  The passage does not contain an argument.

10.  Evaluating Propositional Arguments 10

Indicate which response best describes the passage below.

If Joseph goes to the store, he’ll get a beer. And if he gets a beer, he’ll get chips. If he goes to the store, he’ll come back with chips. A.  Denying a disjunct.

 B.  Affirming an inclusive disjunct.

 C.  Affirming an exclusive disjunct.

 D.  Affirming the antecedent.

 E.  Denying the antecedent.

 F.  Denying the consequent.

 G.  Affirming the consequent.

 H.  Tri-conditional.

 I.  The passage contains an argument, but it doesn’t have any of the forms above.

 J.  The passage does not contain an argument.