Critical Thinking Homework 9 	Name ________________________

1. Dexter vs. Kelsi: Circle the letter of the most nearly correct answer.

A. Dexter's argument is bad because it's perfectly possible for a person to get into fight after fight after with his neighbors even if he personally is not at all agressive.

B. Dexter's argument is bad because while people have the ability to control their actions and so not start unnecessary fights, nations don't have the ability to stop their armies from attacking other countries.

C. Kelsi's argument is bad because taking exercise has no effect on the strength of the human body.

D. Kelsi's argument is bad because national economies don't react to warfare in the same way that the human body reacts to exercise.

2. Pangloss vs. Lemming: Circle the letter of the most nearly correct answer.

A. Pangloss's argument is bad because the quality of a book's arguments have nothing to do with whether or not it is a significant work of political philosophy.

B. Lemming's argument is good because the binding, paper quality, covering material, weight and typface are the things that make a book a significant work of political philosophy.

C. Lemming's argument is bad because the arguments in The Ominous Parallels are just plain silly.

D. Lemming's argument is bad because the binding, paper quality, covering material, weight and typface have nothing to do with whether a book is a significant work of political philosophy.

3. Jamari vs. Sammy

A. Jamari's argument is bad because clogged arteries don't need treatment.

B. Jamari's argument is bad because, while clogged arteries need treatment, clogged roads are just fine and dandy.

C. Sammy's argument is bad because building public transportation is in fact a really, really, really drastic measure!

D. Sammy's argument is bad because, while clogging in arteries is a build-up of material along the sides of the blood vessels that doesn't dissapear when you stop eating fatty foods, clogging of roads is strictly a function of how many cars get on the road that day, so persuading people not to drive can reduce the clogging in the roads.