CHAPTER 7- Summary & Quiz - Reasoning with Analogies– Ethics & Contemporary Moral Issues Reading
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Chapter 7. Reasoning with Analogies
True/False Section [5 Questions]
1. One justification for using arguments by analogy is that similar cases should be judged similarly.
2. The first premise of a moral argument by analogy is allowed to contain a claim about obligations.
3. In his argument, Albert Carr argues that bluffing in poker is immoral, just like bluffing in business.
4. Deciding whether the relevant similarities between two things outweigh the relevant differences requires a judgment call, and different people might disagree about it.
5. A successful refutation by logical analogy sometimes enables you to show that an argument is flawed without showing why it is flawed.
Multiple Choice Section [10 Questions]
1. To what does the argument compare the use of banned substances to enhance athletic performance?
2. Consider the following argument. Stealing a DVD from a store is wrong. Downloading movies without paying for them is like stealing a DVD from a store. Therefore, downloading movies without paying for them is wrong. What is one relevant similarity between the two things being compared?
3. Consider the following argument. Stealing a DVD from a store is wrong. Downloading movies without paying for them is like stealing a DVD from a store. Therefore, downloading movies without paying for them is wrong. Which of the following is most plausibly described as a relevant difference between the two things being compared?
4. Which of the following most closely fits the form of a generic argument by analogy, as described in Chapter 7?
5. According to Chapter 7, the principle that you should treat like cases alike applies to:
6. According to Chapter 7, arguments by analogy require the things being compared to be identical in:
7. For the purposes of a moral argument by analogy, what does it mean to say that two cases are relevantly similar?
8. According to Albert Carr's argument, how is business relevantly similar to poker?
9. According to Chapter 7, why are exaggerated analogies unhelpful in moral reasoning?
10. According to Chapter 7, how are “evolving analogies” helpful in moral reasoning? [Show Less]