1. A claim is what you use to state an opinion or belief.A. TrueB. False2. All arguments have a premise.A. TrueB. False3. All arguments have a conclusion.A. TrueB. False4. All opinions are subjective.A. TrueB. False5. All factual claims are true.A. TrueB. False6. Statements, claims and assertions are the same thing.A. TrueB. False7. Read the passage carefully and determine whether there is an argument present.Television programs depict too much violence and immoral behavior. Hundreds of killings are portrayed each month.A. Yes, an argument because there is an issue.B. Yes, an argument because there is evidence and a conclusion.C. None of the aboveD. No, no argument because there is no conclusion.8. Is the following claim objective or subjective?Yellow is Jennifer’s favorite color.A. Objective, because it is objective what color she likes the most.B. None of the aboveC. Subjective because there is no fact of the matter about what color she likes.D. Subjective. Because other people may not like yellow.9. Read the following passage and determine whether or not it contains an argument.The Directory of Intentional Communities lists more than 200 groups across the country, organized around a variety of purposes, including environmentally aware living.A. None of the aboveB. No, there is no argument because there is no conclusion.C. No. No evidence, no conclusion and no argument.D. Yes, there in an argument because there is evidence.10. Read the following passage and determine which lettered item best states the primary issue in the passage.Letting your children surf the net is like dropping them off downtown to spend a day doing whatever they want. They will get into trouble.a. whether letting your children off downtown to spend the day doing whatever they want will lead them into trouble.b. whether letting your children surf the net will lead them into trouble.c. whether restrictions should be place on children’s activities.A. Because this is the larger question.B. None of the aboveC. Because it captures all the relevant details, captures the main point, and isn’t too general.D. Because it captures all the details.Social SciencePsychology HISTORY 330
