This document provides a quiz for PHI 103 Week 3. It contains 19 multiple choice questions testing concepts related to inductive and deductive reasoning, including: 1) Questions ask about characteristics of inductive arguments and whether they can be considered deductively valid or strong. 2) Examples test the identification of different types of inductive arguments like causal reasoning, generalization from samples, and predictive inferences. 3) Concepts examined include falsifiability, simplicity as an explanatory virtue, adding premises to strengthen arguments, and margins of error in inductive reasoning.

1. PHI 103 Week 3 Quiz NEW
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2. PHI 103 Week 3 Quiz NEW 2016
1. Inductive arguments should never be characterized as __________.
2. Inductive arguments __________.
3,When I once visited Texas, it was hot. So the next time I visit Texas, it will be
hot.” This is an example of a __________.
3. A claim is falsifiable if __________.
4. This form of argument is an inductive form that reasons from the general to the
specific.
5. Inductive arguments are preferable in some instances because they __________.
6. If thing A is always true whenever thing B is, then ____________
7. Which of the following is the weakest example of causal reasoning?
8. Consider the following argument. It rained today. It is going to rain tomorrow.
Which of the following would make this argument stronger?
9. In the “What is a ‘Strong’ Argument?” video, what is the line at which we call an
argument logically strong?
10. Mill’s methods claim that when there is a phenomenon or event that is regularly
correlated with another phenomenon or event, then the two events or phenomena may be
causally connected. Which of Mill’s methods does this describe?
11. A common misconception about inductive arguments is that they __________.
12. If the consequence of a prediction does occur then __________
13. This is the theory that, when there are multiple possible explanations of an
event or phenomenon, the simplest is the best
14. What type of inductive argument is the following example?
Most people I have talked to said that they are voting for Jones.
So most people are going to vote for Jones
15. Adding more premises to a valid deductive argument ____________
16. Which of the following is a necessary condition for survival?
17. Which of the following is true of the distinction between induction and
deduction?
18. The margin of error is __________.
19. This is the term that one uses to describe a sample that aligns well with the
larger group one is studying.