PHIL 347 Week 6 Checkpoint Quiz Results.docx questions and answers new solution 2021

Week 6 Checkpoint Quiz

Results.docx questions and

answers new solution 2021

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Submitted Jun 13 at 6:21pm

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Question 1

4 / 4 pts

What are the three fundamental reasoning strategies listed in the text?

Your Answer:

The three fundamental reasoning strategies are

1) comparative reasoning

2) ideological reasoning

3) empirical reasoning

Question 2

6 / 6 pts

What is comparative reasoning? On what skill is it based?

Your Answer:

Comparative Reasoning "enables us to make interpretations, draw inferences or offer

explanations by relying on something that is more familiar to understand something that

is less familiar" (Facione and Gittens, 2016)

Question 3

5 / 20 pts

We learned four tests for evaluating arguments: truthfulness of the premises, logical

strength, relevance, and non-circularity. How well do these tests work with respect to

evaluating comparative reasoning? Consider each of the four tests.

Your Answer:

when we use comparative reasoning, we interpret an unfamiliar concept by comparing it

to a familiar concept. Using the four tests for evaluating arguments, this

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Question 4

8 / 10 pts

Briefly explain how we can determine if one comparison is more comprehensive than

another.

Your Answer:

There are four tests we can apply to a comparison to determine if it is comprehensive or

not. The four tests are

1) Are all premises true?

2) Are there counterexamples and how difficult is it to imagine them?

3) Are the premises relevant to the truth of the conclusion?

4) Does the truth of any premise depend on the truth of the conclusion?

(Criteria are found at p. 247) Familiarity, Simplicity, Comprehensiveness, Productivity,

Testability

Question 5

10 / 10 pts

According to the text, the basic question to ask when evaluating a comparison between

two objects or ideas or events is “Are they alike enough in the important ways or not?”

(p. 248). What are those “important ways” that determine the credibility of conclusions

based on similarities?

Your Answer:

"The more pervasive the essential similarities are, the more relevant the comparison is,

and therefore the more credibility a conclusion based on those similarities will

have" (Facione and Gittens, 2016).

We analyze the familiarity, simplicity, comprehensiveness, productivity, and testability of

inferences to determine if the conclusions are credible.

Question 6

2 / 2 pts

In your own words, define empirical reasoning.

Your Answer:

Empirical reasoning is when an individual uses their own personal experiences and

premises that they hold to be true and use their own experiences to support their

argument.

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