Determine if the following argument is deductive or inductive: All the emeralds we’ve seen are green. My grandmother just showed me a blue gem. So it’s likely not an emerald.

Determine if the following argument is deductive or inductive: If you go to that party, you’re completely nuts. You’re going to the party. It necessarily follows that you’re nuts.

Determine the antecedent in Premise 1 of the following argument: If everything were all right, then there would be no blood on the floor. Of course, there is plenty of blood on the floor. Therefore, everything is not all right.

Select which informal fallacy is best represented by the following passage: The US shouldn’t militarily intervene in other countries. Once the government sends in a few troops, it will then send in thousands to die. 

Select which informal fallacy is best represented by the following passage: I took Echinacea for my cold, and a few days, later my cold was gone. Therefore, the Echinacea cured my cold.

Identify the conclusion in the following argument:Assuming that I can get the guitar for under $500, I should buy it. This follows from the fact that it’s a classic, and it’s very difficult to find.

Determine the antecedent to the following conditional claim:  If Elvis Presley’s name is spelled wrong on his tombstone, then there must be some kind of conspiracy surrounding the death of the King. 

Identify the conclusion in the following argument:We have to bring the baby to the phone store. After all, our oldest child, who has the most knowledge about cell phones, needs to be with us. Plus, we can’t leave the baby at home with his young siblings. And both of us have to be there to agree on the new phone and the service plan.

Determine the consequent in Premise 1 of the following argument: If everything were all right, then there would be no blood on the floor. Of course, there is plenty of blood on the floor. Therefore, everything is not all right.

A researcher graphs the relationship between hours spent exercising (x-axis) and levels of reported stress (y-axis). The plotted points slope downward from left to right. Which conclusion matches the graph?