PHIL 2003 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Tripe, Modus Ponens, Canadian Auto Workers

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 2003
• Professor: Ken Ferguson

Document Summary

Answers to exercises in course pack, pages 111-122. The sample is not representative and is also probably too small: target group: medical treatments; sample: two cases in which proposed treatments turned out to be ineffective; relevant property: treatments turning out to be worthless. The sample is too small: target group: students at this university; sample: the 12 first year students questioned; relevant property: believing that canada should not offer support to the american war effort in afghanistan. The argument is rather weak b/c the sample size is small and not representative of the target group: target group: canadian adults; sample: several thousand dog owners; relevant property: being opposed to banning vicious breeds of dogs. The sample is not representative: target group: future montreal winters; sample: the past 20 montreal winters; relevant property: montreal"s receiving several feet of snow. The argument is strong: target group: deaths; sample: deaths reported in newspapers; relevant property: deaths involving homicide and car crashes.