57) All of the following are non-arguments except: a. Americans are materialistic because they
are exposed to more advertising than any other people on Earth. b. The world fish catch dropped
from its 1989 high of 100 million tons to 97 million tons in 1990 and has remained at about that
figure ever since. Harvests have increased in some oceans but have fallen in others. And rising
catches of some species are offset by falling catches of others. Breaking with a historical trend of
constantly growing catches, stagnation in the global catch now appears likely to continue. 5. Not
all mob bosses avoid prison because John Gotti was a mob boss and Gotti was sent to prison. d.
A person is dead if his or her brain has stopped functioning. 24) Which of the following is a
disjunctive statement? a. Tommy does not like math class nor swimming lessons. b. Laura and
Ann are paternal sisters. c. Either you go to school for an education or you search for a job. d. If
there is a hurricane, then the electricity will go off. 48) For the following case, determine which
of Mill's methods is applicable and determine the conclusion that can be derived: Tom had $250
in his wallet on Friday afternoon. By Sunday night he had only $10 left. He recalled spending
$60 on a dinner and a date Friday night. Then he spent $70 on groceries, $40 on gas for his car,
and lent $50 to a friend. He didn't recall spending any more money, so the only thing he could
think of was that he must have lost the $20 somewhere. a. The method of concomitant variations:
conclusion: Losing the money is probably causally connected to the missing $20 . b. The method
of residues: conclusion: Losing the money is probably causally connected to the missing $20 . c.
The method of agreement; conclusion: Losing the money is probably causally connected to the
missing $20 . a. The method of difference: conclusion: Losing the money is probably causally
connected to the missing $20 ..
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1. 57) All of the following are non-arguments except: a. Americans are materialistic because they
are exposed to more advertising than any other people on Earth. b. The world fish catch dropped
from its 1989 high of 100 million tons to 97 million tons in 1990 and has remained at about that
figure ever since. Harvests have increased in some oceans but have fallen in others. And rising
catches of some species are offset by falling catches of others. Breaking with a historical trend of
constantly growing catches, stagnation in the global catch now appears likely to continue. 5. Not
all mob bosses avoid prison because John Gotti was a mob boss and Gotti was sent to prison. d.
A person is dead if his or her brain has stopped functioning. 24) Which of the following is a
disjunctive statement? a. Tommy does not like math class nor swimming lessons. b. Laura and
Ann are paternal sisters. c. Either you go to school for an education or you search for a job. d. If
there is a hurricane, then the electricity will go off. 48) For the following case, determine which
of Mill's methods is applicable and determine the conclusion that can be derived: Tom had $250
in his wallet on Friday afternoon. By Sunday night he had only $10 left. He recalled spending
$60 on a dinner and a date Friday night. Then he spent $70 on groceries, $40 on gas for his car,
and lent $50 to a friend. He didn't recall spending any more money, so the only thing he could
think of was that he must have lost the $20 somewhere. a. The method of concomitant variations:
conclusion: Losing the money is probably causally connected to the missing $20 . b. The method
of residues: conclusion: Losing the money is probably causally connected to the missing $20 . c.
The method of agreement; conclusion: Losing the money is probably causally connected to the
missing $20 . a. The method of difference: conclusion: Losing the money is probably causally
connected to the missing $20 .
