Question 1 When orienting your reading, which of the following questions would you NOT ask? Is this reading that important to me? What will I need to do with the material from the article? What kind of reading does the material suggest? How well do I need to know the material in the article? Question 2 Which of the following is NOT a reading problem that you would need to master? A noisy environment Reading during a time of the day when you are least alert Finding a topic that interests you A dimly lit place Question 3 Which of the following is NOT a question you would ask yourself when reading to critique? Do the ideas appear reasonable? Do the ideas connect in a logical way? Does it match your experience? Is it enjoyable to read? Question 4 Which of the following statements about additional (second and third) readings of material is NOT TRUE? You should read carefully and actively. You should consider reading as a kind of conversation with the text. You should attempt to master unfamiliar words. You should skip over unfamiliar words. Question 5 Upon the first reading of an essay, which of the following is NOT an effective technique? Orienting yourself to the background of the essay Using the title as a clue Reading through carefully and thoroughly, making it your goal to understand all parts of the essay Making connections with what you have read Question 6 What are three steps you might take when writing a summary? Your response to this short answer question should be brief, concise, and specific. Question 7 What is inverted order in sentences, and what is one reason that you might avoid inverted order in your sentences?  Your response to this short answer question should be brief, concise, and specific. Question 8 What are three elements that a professor might indicate in an assignment? Your response to this short answer question should be brief, concise, and specific. Question 9 What are three of the five questions listed in your textbook that you might ask of an essay that you read? Your response to this short answer question should be brief, concise, and specific. Question 10 What are the seven coordinating conjunctions? Your response to this short answer question should be brief, concise, and specific. Question 11 When reading to critique, what are the four aspects of an essay that you might dispute that are listed in your textbook? Your response to this short answer question should be brief, concise, and specific. Question 12 What are seven of the subordinating conjunctions? Your response to this short answer question should be brief, concise, and specific. Question 13 What are the three positions of movable modifiers? Your response to this short answer question should be brief, concise, and specific. Question 14 What is passive voice? Your response to this short answer question should be brief, concise, and specific. Question 15 According to Strategies for Writing Successful Res ...

1. Question 1
When orienting your reading, which of the following questions
would you NOT ask?
Is this reading that important to me?
What will I need to do with the material from the article?
What kind of reading does the material suggest?
How well do I need to know the material in the article?
Question 2
Which of the following is NOT a reading problem that you
would need to master?
A noisy environment
Reading during a time of the day when you are least alert
Finding a topic that interests you
A dimly lit place
Question 3
Which of the following is NOT a question you would ask
yourself when reading to critique?

2. Do the ideas appear reasonable?
Do the ideas connect in a logical way?
Does it match your experience?
Is it enjoyable to read?
Question 4
Which of the following statements about additional (second and
third) readings of material is NOT TRUE?
You should read carefully and actively.
You should consider reading as a kind of conversation with the
text.
You should attempt to master unfamiliar words.
You should skip over unfamiliar words.
Question 5
Upon the first reading of an essay, which of the following is
NOT an effective technique?
Orienting yourself to the background of the essay
Using the title as a clue

3. Reading through carefully and thoroughly, making it your goal
to understand all parts of the essay
Making connections with what you have read
Question 6
What are three steps you might take when writing a summary?
Your response to this short answer question should be brief,
concise, and specific.
Question 7
What is inverted order in sentences, and what is one reason that
you might avoid inverted order in your sentences? Your
response to this short answer question should be brief, concise,
and specific.
Question 8
What are three elements that a professor might indicate in an
assignment? Your response to this short answer question should
be brief, concise, and specific.
Question 9
What are three of the five questions listed in your textbook that
you might ask of an essay that you read? Your response to this
short answer question should be brief, concise, and specific.
Question 10
What are the seven coordinating conjunctions? Your response to
this short answer question should be brief, concise, and
specific.
Question 11
When reading to critique, what are the four aspects of an essay
that you might dispute that are listed in your textbook? Your
response to this short answer question should be brief, concise,
and specific.
Question 12
What are seven of the subordinating conjunctions? Your
response to this short answer question should be brief, concise,

4. and specific.
Question 13
What are the three positions of movable modifiers? Your
response to this short answer question should be brief, concise,
and specific.
Question 14
What is passive voice? Your response to this short answer
question should be brief, concise, and specific.
Question 15
According to Strategies for Writing Successful Research Papers,
what is a form of synthesis? Your response to this short answer
question should be brief, concise, and specific.
Question 16
Correct the APA in-text citation issues in the following
sentences. Your answers should consist of the exact sentences
copied and pasted into the text box. You should make the
appropriate corrections to the in-text citations, including
changing incorrect punctuation associated with APA in-text
citations, inserting missing information (such as page numbers),
or making changes to the in-text citations that are already
present. If you add information, such as a page number, then it
is permissible to provide any number so long as it demonstrates
that you understand proper APA citation. There may be
sentences in which the APA parenthetical citations are correct.
Remember that you are not to change the order of the
components but merely correct the in-text citations.
a. While the exact cure is yet unknown, there are some who
would argue that “there is much that we may gain from our
continued efforts.” (Smithenson, 2003)
b. Some critics of the group have urged that the group be
disbanded on the basis that “it is much too influential in the
private sector” (John Grant, 2006).

5. c. Willey objects strongly to “the unification of private and
professional spheres of life” (p. 97).
d. One such case study (Myers and Williamson, 2004) reports
that the causes may be more ubiquitous than originally thought.
e. Rupert, Collins, Watson, Clarkson, Milliard, Duncan, Foster,
Clide, and York (2009) write that we may see dramatic drops in
the numbers of cases in the future as people become more
educated.
Question 17
Correct the semicolons and colons usage in the following
sentences. Your answer should consist of the exact sentences
copied and pasted into the text box. You should place the
appropriate semicolons or colons in the sentences. There may be
questions that are correct as written. Remember that you are not
to correct or introduce other punctuation. However, you may
find that some commas are not the appropriate punctuation
required for the correctness of the sentence. You are not to
rewrite the sentences in any way, but merely correct the use of
semicolons and colons.
a. After she had spent some time living in the city, Tyra decided
to go back to her small town however, her lease prevented her
from leaving for six more months.
b. Of all her possessions, she loved this one the best the hand-
carved wooden owl.
c. After I got my hair cut, I went shopping for new shoes, a new
shirt, and a new pair of glasses.
d. There were some considerable shifts in his thinking therefore,
he changed his political parties, much to the disappointment of
his running mate.

6. e. Getting my dog, I knew that I would have to change my
habits namely, my going on weekend adventures to other towns.
PHI 103: Informal Logic
Steps for Evaluating an Argument Template
Directions: Use this step by step guide to assist in breaking
down and evaluating an argument in your PHI 103 Informal
Logic course. Column one identifies each step in evaluating an
argument, column two defines what is being asked, and column
three provides space for you to evaluate the argument.
Steps for Evaluating an Argument
Steps
This means…
Your Argument (student completes)
1. Identify the issue
The issue is the topic that is the focus of the argument and it
can usually be stated as a question.
Type the issue.
2. Identify the conclusion.
The conclusion is the statement that responds to the issue
question. It is what the person is trying to convince you is true.
Type the conclusion.
3. Identify the premises
Premises are the statements that support the conclusion. They
are the reasons that the person has for his or her conclusion.
*This form allows for three premises, but not all arguments will
contain three premises.
Type Premise 1.
Type Premise 2 (if applicable).
Type Premise 3 (if applicable).
4. Is the argument deductive?
Deductive arguments claim that their conclusions necessarily
follow from their premises.
*If Yes, go to step 5. If no, go to step 9

7. Choose an item.
5. Is the argument valid or invalid?
A deductive argument is valid if its conclusion must be true
whenever its premises are true. If there is any way for the
premises to be true while the conclusion is false, then the
argument is invalid. Note that a valid argument’s premises do
not in fact have to be true, as long as the conclusion would be
true if the premises were true.
*If Valid, go to step 6. If Invalid, go to step 13.
Choose an item.
6. Does the argument contain any logical fallacies?
A logical fallacy is a mistake in reasoning that invalidates the
claims that someone else is making.
*If Yes, proceed to step 7. If No, proceed to step 8.
Choose an item.
7. What varieties of fallacious reasoning are present in the
argument?
Certain varieties of fallacious reasoning are so prevalent that
they have been given names
Type Fallacy 1.
Type Fallacy 2 (if applicable).
Type Fallacy 3 (if applicable).
8. Is the argument sound or unsound?
If an argument is valid, it then needs to be evaluated to see if it
is sound.If an argument is sound, (1) it is valid and (2) its
premises are true.
*Proceed to step 13.
Choose an item.
9. Is the argument inductive?
Inductive arguments provide reasons that support the conclusion
of the argument. Often causal arguments, generalizations, and
arguments by analogy are inductive argument forms.
*If Yes, go to step 10. If no, go to step 13.
Choose an item.
10. Does the argument contain any logical fallacies?

8. A logical fallacy is a mistake in reasoning that invalidates the
claims that someone else is making.
*If Yes, proceed to step 10. If No, proceed to step 12.
Choose an item.
11. What varieties of fallacious reasoning are present in the
argument?
Certain varieties of fallacious reasoning are so prevalent that
they have been given names
Type Fallacy 1.
Type Fallacy 2 (if applicable).
Type Fallacy 3 (if applicable).
12. Is the argument strong or weak?
Inductive arguments range from very weak to very strong.The
strength of the argument is determined by how likely the
conclusion is based on the premises, the amount of factual
evidence that supports the conclusion, or the strength of the
causal relation in the argument..
*Proceed to Step 13.
Choose an item.
If other, please explain here.
13. Reasoning
Explain your reasoning behind this evaluation.
Explain your reasoning.