Tutorial 4 Quiz

How many basic kinds of multi-layer argument are there?
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four
5. Five
6. In principle, there is no limit to the number you can have.
A reason supporting a primary reason is...
1. additional evidence that the main contention is true
2. evidence that the primary reason is a good reason
3. evidence working with the primary reason
4. evidence that only a pedant would be interested in
A rejoinder is...
1. an objection to an objection
2. an objection to the main contention
3. any reason or objection which goes against an existing one
4. An objection targeted directly upon a reason
A rebuttal is...
1. a particularly obnoxious reply
2. a particularly strong objection
3. an objection to a reason
4. an objection to an objection
Which one is TRUE?
1. Every web of argument involves chains of reasoning
2. Every chain of reasoning is also a web of argument
3. Every multi-reason argument is a web of argument
4. A web of argument must include at least one objection.
A web of argument is...
1. an argument which is both multi-reason and multi-layer
2. an argument with no main contention
3. an argument with multiple main contentions
4. an argument in which there are secondary reasons or objections bearing upon every primary one
What is wrong with this argument map?
1. Nothing (i.e., none of the other choices apply).
2. It maps a piece of supporting evidence as a co-premise.
3. It maps a co-premise as supporting evidence.
4. It BOTH maps a piece of supporting evidence as a co-premise AND maps a co-premise as supporting evidence.
Relative to this argument

the claim "Photos of the Lunar Module on the surface of the Moon do not show a blast crater" would be:
1. supporting evidence
2. a co-premise of the primary reason
3. a rejoinder
4. a rebuttal
5. a counter-argument
Which of these is TRUE?
1. An argument can have only one primary reason.
2. A rejoinder provides evidence that an objection is not a good objection.
3. A rebuttal provides evidence against the main contention.
4. A multi-layer argument has multiple contentions.
What is wrong with this argument map?
1. it diagrams supporting evidence as a co-premise.
2. it diagrams a co-premise as supporting evidence.
3. the co-premises are strange bedfellows
4. it is a web when it should a chain.

Tutorial 4 Quiz

Multiple-choice exercise