Question

If you are a confident driver and have never been in an accident, then driving over the
speed limit is not dangerous for you or others. You are a confident driver and have never
been in an accident. Doubtless, then, driving over the speed limit is not dangerous for you
or others.
a. Identify the premise(s) and conclusion and write the argument out in standard critical
thinking form. (5 marks)
b. State whether the argument is valid/invalid and sound/unsound and why. (7 marks)
c. Identify any assumptions and briefly explain if you think the assumption is reasonable or
questionable. (10 marks)

2. We left our dog in the house this morning. The nearest neighbour lives one kilometre
away. When we got home from work, the dog was gone. It’s most probable that our
neighbour stole the dog.
a. Identify the premise(s) and conclusion and write the argument out in standard critical
thinking form. (5 marks)
b. Identify if any fallacy has been committed in the passage, explain both the fallacy and
the parts of the passage in which the fallacy has been committed. (10 marks)

3. There has been a popular revolutionary uprising in Guinea, which is a West African nation.
There has been a popular revolutionary uprising in Mali, also a West African nation. There
has been a popular revolutionary uprising in Tanzania, another West African nation. There
has been a popular revolutionary uprising in Nigeria, yet another West African nation.
Finally, there has been a popular revolutionary uprising in Cameroon, which is a West
African nation. So, there will be a popular revolutionary uprising in at least one other West
African country in the next few years.
a. State whether the argument is valid/invalid and sound/unsound and why. (7 marks)
b. Identify if any fallacy has been committed in the passage, explain both the fallacy and
the parts of the passage in which the fallacy has been committed. (10 marks)

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