4:10 PM SunOct 15 ?50% 4 ' % d9ft> @- Block 1 AB Project Assignment Sheet Once completed, you will submit this document as a PDF to the Block 1 AB Project Assignment drop box. Question 1: Passage Automobile air bags substantially reduce the chances of being hurt in a crash, and unlike seat belts, you can't forget to use them. What's more, there are almost no cases on record of a bag inflating when it shouldn't have and causing an accident. So, you're much safer buying a car with air bags than one without them. Identifying the Passage 1. The passage given is (circle the correct answer choice): An Argument Not an Argument **If the Passage Is NOT An Argument, Move On To The Next Passage. If the Passage is an argument, answer questions 27 below. Identifying and Evaluating the Argument 2. The argument given is (circle the correct answer choice): Inductive Deductive 3. In the area provided below, list the premises ofthe argument in single simple claims. E.g. (1) All dogs are mammals (2) Goofy is a dog 4. In the area provided below, state and hidden or assumed premises to the argument. Ifthe argument does not contain any hidden or assumed premises, put \"NA\". 4:10 PM Sun Oct 15 50% Block 1 AB Project Assignment Sheet 5. In the area provided below, state the conclusion of the argument in a single simple claim. 6. The argument given is best evaluated as (circle all that apply): a. Strong e. Valid b. Weak f. Invalid c. Cogent . Sound d. Uncogent h. Unsound 7. Diagram the argument in the space provided below:4211 PM SunOct'lE ?50% 4' % d9f0t> @- Block 1 AB Project Assignment Sheet Question 2: Passage The rules under which the IRS operates will change only if there are lots of complaints about IRS activities in the press, and there has not been that level of complaint the last year or two. Furthermore, the \"internal culture\" of the agency provides a powerful validation of its rules, and when that happens, you're not going to get rule changes. So I think it's safe to conclude that we won't be seeing any changes in the IRS rules in the near future. Identifying the Passage 1. The passage given is (circle the correct answer choice): An Argument Not an Argument **If the Passage Is NOT An Argument, Move On To The Next Passage. lfthe Passage is an argument, answer questions 27 below. Identifying and Evaluating the Argument 2. The argument given is (circle the correct answer choice): Inductive Deductive 3. In the area provided below, list the premises of the argument in single simple claims. E.g. (1) All dogs are mammals (2) Goofy is a dog 4. In the area provided below, state and hidden or assumed premises to the argument. If the argument does not contain any hidden or assumed premises, put \"NA\". 4211 PM SunOct'lS ?50% 4' s 06>F35@@> EDI Block 1 AB Project Assignment Sheet 5. In the area provided below, state the conclusion of the argument in a single simple claim. 6. The argument given is best evaluated as (circle all that apply): a. Strong e. Valid b. Weak f. Invalid c. Cogent g. Sound d. Uncogent h. Unsound 7. Diagram the argument in the space provided below: 4211 PM SunOct'lE ?50% 4' % d9f0t> @- Block 1 AB Project Assignment Sheet Question 3: Passage From a letter to the editor: "Recently the California Highway Patrol stopped me at a drunk-drive checkpoint. Now, I don't like drunk drivers any more than anyone else. I certainly see why the police find the check- point system effective. But I think our right to move about freely is much more important. If the checkpoint system continues, then next there will be checkpoints for drugs, seat belts, infant car seats, drivers' licenses. We will regret it later if we allow the system to continue." Identifying the Passage 1. The passage given is (circle the correct answer choice): An Argument Not an Argument **If the Passage Is NOT An Argument, Move On To The Next Passage. Ifthe Passage is an argument, answer questions 2-7 below. Identifying and Evaluating the Argument 2. The argument given is (circle the correct answer choice): Inductive Deductive 3. In the area provided below, list the premises of the argument in single simple claims. E.g. (1) All dogs are mammals (2) Goofy is a dog 4. In the area provided below, state and hidden or assumed premises to the argument. If the argument does not contain any hidden or assumed premises, put \"NA\". 4211 PM SunOct'lS ?50% 4' % d9f?@@> EDI Block 1 AB Project Assignment Sheet 5. In the area provided below, state the conclusion of the argument in a single simple claim. 6. The argument given is best evaluated as (circle all that apply): a. Strong e. Valid b. Weak f. Invalid c. Cogent g. Sound d. Uncogent h. Unsound 7. Diagram the argument in the space provided below: 4211 PM SunOct'lE ?50% 4' % d9f0t> @- Block 1 AB Project Assignment Sheet Question 4: Passage \"The Federal Reserve Board is normally the Stealth bomber of government agencies, zooming in without warning to raise or lower interest rates, and confirming weeks later what action was taken. But last Friday, in an extraordinary pre-emptive strike against a possible surge of inflation, the Federal Reserve Chairman declared that the central bank had raised short-term rates that very day." Identifying the Passage 1. The passage given is (circle the correct answer choice): An Argument Not an Argument **If the Passage Is NOT An Argument, Move On To The Next Passage. Ifthe Passage is an argument, answer questions 27 below. Identifying and Evaluating the Argument 2. The argument given is (circle the correct answer choice): Inductive Deductive 3. In the area provided below, list the premises of the argument in single simple claims. E.g. (1) All dogs are mammals (2) Goofy is a dog 4. In the area provided below, state and hidden or assumed premises to the argument. If the argument does not contain any hidden or assumed premises, put \"NA\". 4211 PM SunOct'lS ?50% 4' % 06>F35@@> EDI Block 1 AB Project Assignment Sheet 5. In the area provided below, state the conclusion of the argument in a single simple claim. 6. The argument given is best evaluated as (circle all that apply): a. Strong e. Valid b. Weak f. Invalid c. Cogent g. Sound d. Uncogent h. Unsound 7. Diagram the argument in the space provided below: 4211 PM SunOct'lE ?50% 4' % d9f?@@> @- Block 1 AB Project Assignment Sheet Question 5: Passage \"Villages? Can a project with 3,000 houses and 7,000 new residents really be regarded as a lvillage'? The Sacramento developers pushing the Rancho Arroyo project certainly have a way with words. We urge citizens of Chico to ignore their flowery language and vote no on Measure A. \"These out-of-town developers will have you believe that their project protects agricultural land. Hogwash! Chico's Greenline protects valuable farmland. With the Greenline, there is enough land in the Chico area available for development to build 62,000 new homes. . . . \"They claim that their park dedications will reduce use of our over- crowded Bidwell Park. Don't you believe it! They want to attract 7,000 new residents to Chico by using Rancho Arroyo's proximity to Bidwell Park to outsell other local housing projects. \"The developers imply that the Rancho Arroyo project will provide a much-needed school site. In fact, the developers intend to sell the site to the school district, which will pay for the site with taxpayers' money. \"Chico doesn't need the Rancho Arroyo project. Vote no on Measure A.\" Identifying the Passage 1. The passage given is (circle the correct answer choice): An Argument Not an Argument **If the Passage Is NOT An Argument, Move On To The NeXt Passage. lfthe Passage is an argument, answer questions 27 below. Identifying and Evaluating the Argument 2. The argument given is (circle the correct answer choice): Inductive Deductive 3. In the area provided below, list the premises of the argument in single simple claims. E.g. (1) All dogs are mammals (2) Goofy is a dog 4212 PM SunOCt 15 ?50% 4' % d9f?@@> @- Block 1 AB Project Assignment Sheet 4. In the area provided below, state and hidden or assumed premises to the argument. If the argument does not contain any hidden or assumed premises, put \"NA\". 5. In the area provided below, state the conclusion of the argument in a single simple claim. 6. The argument given is best evaluated as (circle all that apply): a. Strong e. Valid b. Weak f. Invalid c. Cogent g. Sound d. Uncogent h. Unsound 7. Diagram the argument in the space provided below