1. Any given sentence can contain more than one statement.
A) True
B) False
2. Rhetorical questions should not be treated as statements, since they cannot be either true or false.
A) True
B) False
3. Every argument must have at least one premise and a conclusion.
A) True
B) False
4. Ought imperatives can't be statements since they are only expressions of opinion.
A) True
B) False
5. The conclusion of an argument is always either at the beginning or the end of a passage.
A) True
B) False
6. A conditional statement, though not itself an argument, can serve as a premise or conclusion in an argument.
A) True
B) False
7. An imperative sentence should not be treated as an ought imperative if it is intended to serve as an order or proposal.
A) True
B) False
8. An explanation is intended to show why something is the case, not that it is the case.
A) True
B) False
9. Reports should not be treated as arguments unless the report is of another person's argument.
A) True
B) False
10. In an explanation, the explanandum is often an accepted matter of fact or a matter of common knowledge.
A) True
B) False
11. According to the principle of charity, one should never attribute to an arguer a weaker argument when the evidence clearly implies that they strongly believe their conclusion is true.
A) True
B) False
12. If the main claim in a passage is a matter of common knowledge, then the passage is likely to be an explanation.
A) True
B) False
13. If the main claim in a passage pertains to an event that occurred in the past, the passage should never be treated as an argument.
A) True
B) False
14. A sentence such as "Don't drive drunk" could be a command in one context and an ought imperative in another.
A) True
B) False
15. The Principle of Charity should only be applied to those passages that assert claims that we agree with.
A) True
B) False