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Evaluating Arguments

Exercise 7-9

Given the premises, discuss whether the conclusion of each argument that
follows is either (a) true beyond a reasonable doubt, (b) probably true, or (c) possibly
true or possibly false. You should expect disagreement on these items, but the
closer your answers are to your instructor’s, the better. Explain your answers.

2. The annual rainfall in California’s north valley averages twenty-three
inches. So the rainfall next year will be twenty-three inches.
Answer –Probably true - The premise indicates that the average rainfall is twenty-three inches off rain annually. We can assume that next years rainfall...

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