Ashford University. PHI 103 Week 3 Quiz. (Latest) Questions With Answers.Question 1
1 / 1 pts
Good explanations often can explain other phenomena. The name for this is __________.
explanatory power
Correct!
fecundity
testability
falsifiability
The answer c...
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PHI 103 Week 3 Quiz
Question 1
pts
Good explanations often can explain other phenomena. The name for this is __________.
explanatory power
Correct!
fecundity
testability
falsifiability
The answer can be found in Section 6.5, “Inference to the Best Explanation,” of With Good
Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Question 2
pts
One way to make an inductive argument weaker is to __________.
Correct!
strengthen the conclusion
eliminate the conclusion
, make the argument valid
strengthen a premise
The answer can be found in Section 5.1, “Basic Concepts in Inductive Reasoning,” of With
Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Question 3
pts
According to one of Mill’s methods, if there is only one factor that is present in a case in which
the effect is seen and absent in cases in which it is not seen then that factor may be causally
related to the effect in question. Which of Mill’s methods does this describe?
Method of agreement
Correct!
Method of difference
Inductive reasoning
Method of concomitant variation
The answer can be found in Section 5.5, “Causal Arguments: Mill’s Methods,” of With Good
Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
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