Which fallacy best describes the following passage? He’s crazy if he expects me to listen to why I should attend college. He never went to college and he runs a successful small business.

What is a dialectic within a text? How does an author use it within a text and why? How can readers ensure they are aware of the dialectic and focus on the author’s conclusion without confusing it?

In a deductive argument, it is not important for validity whether the premises are actually true.

Which cognitive bias is best represented by the following tendency? When supplied with a random number and then asked to provide a number estimate in response to a question, people supply a number close to the random number they were initially given.  

Identify the conclusion to the following argument: According to the most recent Nielsen ratings the average Black household watches eleven hours of television each day—about two-thirds of their waking hours. In addition, they spend nearly five times the proportion of their population at movie theaters. Distinctions no longer exist between movies and news, television, and real life.

Identify the paraphrased conclusion to the following argument: While electronic toys have succeeded in seducing children, much of the technology added to toys threatens to change the way children play in fundamental ways. Often, electronic toys are less creative, do not involve much imagination, and encourage more passive reactions than older toys, experts say. There is a passivity that comes from having toys that entertain you.

What would be the conclusion of a valid argument that has the premises, “All monkeys like bananas. No banana lover eats turnips?”

Describe what it means to clarify an argument and why it is often necessary to clarify an argument. Then, describe how to clarify someone’s argument responsibly and logically.

For the following enthymeme, use the principle of charity to supply either the missing premise or the missing conclusion: Every woman loves a challenge. All those who love a challenge are daredevils. 

Which vessel is not typically visualized by ultrasound?