Tutorial 1 Quiz #1

A simple argument, as we define it, is...
1. a piece of evidence for a claim.
2. a reason for a contention
3. an argument that is not very complicated.
4. a reason with its contention, or an objection with its contention
5. an argument with only one claim per box.
A contention, in our sense, is...
1. a sentence which completes the argument.
2. a proposition which has been proven.
3. a final summing-up of the reasoning.
4. a claim for which there is at least one reason or objection.
Why are simple arguments important?
1. They are the basic units of all reasoning and argumentation.
2. They are very common.
3. They are easily understood.
4. They are usually very strong.
5. They are friends with all the right people.
Boxes in argument maps should always contain full sentences because...
1. using full sentences shows that you have command of language.
2. reasoning is a matter of relationships among propositions, and anything less than a full sentence does not express a proposition.
3. if you don't use a full sentence you might miss something out.
4. you might not be able to remember properly if you just use a word or phrase.
5. using words or phrases in place of full sentences is sloppy thinking.
Which of these claims is NOT true?
1. Simple arguments have two main parts.
2. A reason becomes an objection, and vice versa, if you reverse the contention.
3. In argument mapping, sentences inside boxes must be declarative.
4. Some complex arguments are wholly built out of simple arguments, in our technical sense, but some are not.
What is the main problem with this argument map?
1. The evidence goes against the contention, so it should be an objection (red).
2. One of the boxes does not contain a declarative sentence.
3. The reason is not really evidence for the contention; it is a related idea, but incorrectly mapped.
4. The reason and the contention are not really different.
What is the main problem with this argument map?
1. The objection contains reasoning inside it, which should be unpacked.
2. One of the boxes does not contain a grammatical sentence.
3. The "evidence" does not really go against the contention.
4. There are too many words in the objection.

Tutorial 1 Quiz #1

Multiple-choice exercise