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Identify if the argument is valid or invalid: Either there is a squirrel in the attic or some other animal is making noises up there. There are no squirrels in the attic. Therefore, some other animal is making noises up there.

Cognitive science is:

Identify the paraphrased conclusion to the following argument: While electronic toys have succeeded in seducing children, much of the technology added to toys threatens to change the way children play in fundamental ways. Often, electronic toys are less creative, do not involve much imagination, and encourage more passive reactions than older toys, experts say. There is a passivity that comes from having toys that entertain you.

Does the following passage contain an argument? I’ll have the house special since it is the cheapest thing on the menu.

Which cognitive bias is best represented by the following tendency? When supplied with a random number and then asked to provide a number estimate in response to a question, people supply a number close to the random number they were initially given.  

Determine if the argument is deductive or inductive: Alligators are potentially vicious and disgusting beasts. Anything vicious and disgusting should be avoided at all costs. Therefore, alligators are something you should avoid.

Misinformation is typically shaped by people’s desire for clear stories about the world.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four moves for fact-checking?

Which cognitive bias is best represented by the following tendency? This form of bias may be more responsible for discrimination than hate because our emotions such as admiration, sympathy, and trust are often reserved for those most similar to us.

What would be the conclusion of a valid argument that has the premises, “All monkeys like bananas. No banana lover eats turnips?”