Unit 2: Premises, Conclusions, and Validity

1. 1. The statement an argument's premises are meant to support is called the:

   RebuttalPremiseConclusionWarrant

2. 2. An argument is valid when:

   It is delivered persuasivelyAll its premises are trueIt uses scientific evidenceThe conclusion would have to be true if the premises are true

3. 3. True or False?

   "A sound argument must be both valid and have true premises."

   TrueFalse

4. 4. Inference to the best explanation typically requires:

   A strict two-premise syllogismA unanimous panel decisionIgnoring all empirical evidenceComparing rival explanations for an observed fact

5. 5. A word shifting meaning mid-argument to create a false appearance of validity is:

   EmpiricismFalsifiabilityEquivocationA priori reasoning

6. 6. Treating a moral claim as though a lab experiment could directly measure it is an example of:

   Inference to the best explanationA category errorA sound argumentA valid syllogism

7. 7. True or False?

   "Attacking the soundness of an opponent's argument is often more strategically effective than attacking its validity."

   TrueFalse

Take one contention from your case (or a sample BQ contention) and rewrite it explicitly as premises leading to a conclusion. Then identify one place equivocation or a category error could creep in.