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heortHome DeletoEnd 8 Home 5 REMEMBER 2 Dn Enter amer Ins 2GB 40 CHAPTER CRITICA

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Question

heortHome DeletoEnd 8 Home 5 REMEMBER 2 Dn Enter amer Ins 2GB 40 CHAPTER CRITICAL THINKING BASICS Exercise 1-14 Four of these items are best viewed as arguments, and six are best viewed as explanations. Sort them out. A 1. My toe hurts because I stubbed it 2. There's a fire in there because there is smoke out here. 3. There's smoke out here because there is a fire in there. A 4. The price of oil went up last week because OPEC cut back on supply. 5. She combs her hair that way because it flatters her face. 6. She is wealthy because she wears expensive clothes. A 7. She won the lottery because she is lucky. 8. I cheated because if I didn't, I'd flunk the course. 9. God exists because something had to cause the universe. A 10. You really do need a root canal because you have an acute tooth abscess.

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

Argument: 2, 4, 6, 9

Explanations: These are arguments as they try to determine the level of truth of the premises.

Explanations: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10.

Explanation: These sentences are explanatory in nature.