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viki

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Consider this problem. What does it represent? Premise 1: If Mark drew it, it is a duck. Premise 2: Mark drew it. Conclusion: It is a duck.
 
  a. conditional reasoning
  b. affirm the antecedent
  c. valid inference
  d. all of the above

Question 2

Which is the most likely error in scientific hypothesis testing?
 
  a. confirmation bias
  b. modus ponens
  c. modus tollens
  d. anchoring and adjustment heuristic



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: d

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a



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