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Logic 101 Practice Test: Inductive Logic - Hypothetical/Scientific Reasoning
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Hypothetical reasoning is a type of reasoning that involves considering possibilities or hypothetical situations. It's a special form of proof that starts by assuming the truth of a formula. The formula that's assumed doesn't have to be true, which is why the reasoning is called hypothetical.  Here are some examples of hypothetical reasoning: "If you were to make a generalized expression based on limited experience, you would likely get yelled at". "Phil lives in Arkansas. Therefore, Phil lives in Little Rock". "If I get ill, I can't go to work. If I get ill, I can get apply for... Show more
Logic 101 Practice Test: Inductive Logic - Hypothetical/Scientific Reasoning
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1. Because Einstein's theory of relativity accounted for the precise time of certain eclipses with greater accuracy than did Newton's theory, Einstein's theory is:
2. One of the underlying problems that led to the discovery of atmospheric pressure was:
3. How well the component ideas in a hypothesis are interconnected is a measure of that hypothesis's:
4. Hypothetical reasoning is used to produce an explanation for the occurrence of a phenomenon when:
5. The hypotheses leading to the discovery of Neptune and Radium can be called:
6. The ability of Pasteur's hypothesis to suggest procedures for maintaining sterile conditions in hospitals is an illustration of:
7. The ability of Torricelli's hypothesis about atmospheric pressure to suggest the design of the barometer is an illustration of:
8. One of Pasteur's hypotheses was that:
9. One of the hypotheses involved in the discovery of radium was:
10. If an implication derived from a hypothesis turns out to be true, then:
11. One problem relating to the proof of hypotheses is that:
12. Prior to the discovery of atmospheric pressure, the failure of wine to pour from the bottom of a barrel unless an opening was made in the top was explained by:
13. Suppose that a detective formulates the hypothesis that a pair of gloves found at the scene of a burglary belongs to the burglar. Such a hypothesis is called:
14. In relation to earlier theories, Maxwell's theory of the electromagnetic field, which unified the phenomena of light, electricity, and magnetism, is:
15. The degree to which a hypothesis does not conflict with other, well established hypotheses is a measure of its:
16. One of the hypotheses Pasteur offered to explain the emergence of microbes in sterilized nutrient solutions was that:
17. Pasteur's hypothesis involving spontaneous generation was:
18. An example of an empirical hypothesis is:
19. The agreement of Marie Curie's hypothesis about the existence of radium with Mendeleev's periodic table of the elements is an illustration of:
20. A key discovery underlying Marie Curie's hypothesis about radium was that:
21. A hypothesis is:
22. Prior to the discovery of atmospheric pressure, the operation of siphons was explained by the principle that:
23. Suppose an implication derived from a hypotheses turns out to be false. This occurrence:
24. Hypothetical reasoning is typically used to produce:
25. One of the functions of a hypothesis is to:

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