Question 1

For the following argument, choose the the best candidate for an implicit premise given the premises and conclusion provided. Your aim is to make the argument valid or forceful: P1) Tommy Hearns beat Marvelous Marvin Hagler, unless Hearns beat Roberto Duran P2) _ C1) Tommy Hearns beat Roberto Duran
A) Tommy Hearns beat Marvelous Marvin Hagler
B) Marvelous Marvin Hagler beat Tommy Hearns
C) Roberto Duran beat Tommy Hearns
D) Marvelous Marvin Hagler beat Roberto Duran

Accepted Answer

B

Question 2

For the following argument, choose the the best candidate for an implicit premise given the premises and conclusion provided. Your aim is to make the argument valid or forceful: P1) On one of his album covers Ozzy Osbourne dressed up as a werewolf. P2)_ C1) Probably, Ozzy Osbourne thinks he's a werewolf.
A) If you dress like a werewolf, you probably think you're a werewolf
B) Some people who dress like werewolves, probably think they are werewolves
C) No real werewolves appear on Ozzy Osbourne album covers
D) If you are a werewolf, you probably dress like one

Accepted Answer

The argument is trying to establish a connection between dressing up like a werewolf and thinking one is a werewolf; therefore, the implicit premise should reflect that connection. Choice A provides the necessary connection between the premises and the conclusion to make the argument valid.

Question 3

For the following argument, choose the the best candidate for an implicit premise given the premises and conclusion provided. Your aim is to make the argument valid or forceful: P1) We ought to dissuade people from breaking any of the rules of ten pin bowling. P2)Threatening people with firearms would dissuade them from breaking rules. P3) _ C) Threatening those who break the rules of ten pin bowling with firearms is a justifiable practice.
A) Nobody seems to care about the rules anymore
B) If someone breaks the rules of tenpin bowling, then we are justified in threatening them with firearms
C) We are justified in doing anything in order to dissuade people from breaking rules
D) If we not justified in threatening those who have broken the rules of tenpin bowling with firearms, then all we are left with is anarchy

Accepted Answer

C

Question 4

For the following argument, choose the the best candidate for an implicit premise given the premises and conclusion provided. Your aim is to make the argument valid or forceful: P1) Some people who like John Wayne movies also like Elvis Presley movies P2) _ C1) Some people who like John Wayne movies like Elvis Presley's music
A) Nobody who likes John Wayne movies doesn't like Elvis Presley's music
B) Some people who like Elvis Presley's movies like Elvis Presley's music
C) Everyone who likes Elvis Presley movies likes Elvis Presley's music
D) Some people who like Elvis Presley's music like John Wayne movies

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

For the following argument, choose the the best candidate for an implicit premise given the premises and conclusion provided. Your aim is to make the argument valid or forceful: P1) Khan is attempting to destroy the Starship Enterprise
P2) James T Kirk is commander of the Starship EnterpriseP3) _ C1) Khan will fail to destroy the Starship Enterprise
A) Khan cannot destroy James T Kirk
B) No attempt to destroy the Starship Enterprise can succeed
C) James T Kirk will destroy Khan
D) No starship commanded by James T Kirk can be destroyed

Accepted Answer

The implicit premise needed to make the argument valid is that no starship commanded by James T Kirk can be destroyed. This premise directly supports the conclusion that Khan will fail in his attempt to destroy the Starship Enterprise, given that James T. Kirk is its commander.

Question 6

For the following argument, choose the the best candidate for an implicit premise given the premises and conclusion provided. Your aim is to make the argument valid or forceful: P1) Bob will have a donut, only if he does not have a muffin
P2) _ C1) Bob won't have a donut.
A) Bob won't have a donut
B) Bob won't have a muffin
C) Bob will have a donut
D) Bob will have a muffin

Accepted Answer

The missing premise needed to make the argument valid is that Bob will have a muffin (D). Given P1 states Bob will have a donut only if he does not have a muffin, the conclusion that Bob won't have a donut logically follows if it's established that Bob will have a muffin, thus making the argument valid.

Question 7

For the following argument, choose the the best candidate for an implicit premise given the premises and conclusion provided. Your aim is to make the argument valid or forceful: P1) The Joker is a supervillain P2) _ P3) All enemies of Batman quake in fear in the presence of the Dark Knight. C1) The Joker quakes in fear in the presence of the Dark Knight
A) If someone is a supervillian, then that person is an enemy of Batman
B) If someone quakes in fear in the presence of the Dark Knight, then that person is not a supervillain
C) If someone doesn't quake in fear in the presence of the Dark Knight, then that person is an enemy of Batman
D) Everyone quakes in fear in the presence of the Dark Knight.

Accepted Answer

The argument assumes that if a person is a supervillain, then that person is an enemy of Batman. Therefore, option A is the best choice for an implicit premise that will make the argument valid.

Quiz 6: Issues in Argument-Assessment

For the following argument, choose the the best candidate for an implicit premise given the premises and conclusion provided. Your aim is to make the argument valid or forceful: P1) Tommy Hearns beat Marvelous Marvin Hagler, unless Hearns beat Roberto Duran P2) _ C1) Tommy Hearns beat Roberto Duran

For the following argument, choose the the best candidate for an implicit premise given the premises and conclusion provided. Your aim is to make the argument valid or forceful: P1) Bob will have a donut, only if he does not have a muffin P2) _ C1) Bob won't have a donut.