Comments on: Determine which of the following is an underlying assumption of the above argument http://www.engineeringdaily.net/determine-which-of-the-following-is-an-underlying-assumption-of-the-above-argument/ Relevant News and Notes for Engineering Professionals Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:20:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: admin http://www.engineeringdaily.net/determine-which-of-the-following-is-an-underlying-assumption-of-the-above-argument/comment-page-2/#comment-1752 admin Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:11:33 +0000 http://www.engineeringdaily.net/?p=1750#comment-1752 Last Week's Answer: D is the correct response. The reasoning is as follows: A fear of spiders could be justified in that the bite of all spiders is venomous BUT: Reason 1: In the United States, which has more than its fair share of biting spider, only three people die form spider bites each year. Reason 2: they are usually small children or the frail elderly. Intermediate conclusion: We need to put this into perspective. AND Reason 3: A good rule is that if a spider spins a web, as all British spiders do, its jaws are unlikely to be strong enough to penetrate human skin. Reason 4: Even when a web spider does bite humans, its venom is unlikely to be dangerous. This reasoning supports the conclusion: People in Britain have no good reason to be afraid of spiders. Clearly, this argument rests on the assumption that being bitten is what people fear. To draw the conclusion it has to be assumed that biting is the only way spiders can harm people and hence justify their fear. Last Week’s Answer: D is the correct response.

The reasoning is as follows:

A fear of spiders could be justified in that the bite of all spiders is venomous BUT:
Reason 1: In the United States, which has more than its fair share of biting spider, only three people die form spider bites each year.

Reason 2: they are usually small children or the frail elderly.
Intermediate conclusion: We need to put this into perspective.

AND

Reason 3: A good rule is that if a spider spins a web, as all British spiders do, its jaws are unlikely to be strong enough to penetrate human skin.

Reason 4: Even when a web spider does bite humans, its venom is unlikely to be dangerous.

This reasoning supports the conclusion: People in Britain have no good reason to be afraid of spiders.

Clearly, this argument rests on the assumption that being bitten is what people fear. To draw the conclusion it has to be assumed that biting is the only way spiders can harm people and hence justify their fear.

]]> By: KevinC http://www.engineeringdaily.net/determine-which-of-the-following-is-an-underlying-assumption-of-the-above-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-1628 KevinC Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:12:47 +0000 http://www.engineeringdaily.net/?p=1750#comment-1628 i say A i say A

]]> By: lee http://www.engineeringdaily.net/determine-which-of-the-following-is-an-underlying-assumption-of-the-above-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-1585 lee Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:36:34 +0000 http://www.engineeringdaily.net/?p=1750#comment-1585 D D

]]> By: Govinda Ram KC http://www.engineeringdaily.net/determine-which-of-the-following-is-an-underlying-assumption-of-the-above-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-1578 Govinda Ram KC Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:14:08 +0000 http://www.engineeringdaily.net/?p=1750#comment-1578 The underlying assumption should be E: The venom of spiders may cause serious harm only to the small children and the frail elderly people. The underlying assumption should be E:
The venom of spiders may cause serious harm only to the small children and the frail elderly people.

]]> By: Jorge Pardo http://www.engineeringdaily.net/determine-which-of-the-following-is-an-underlying-assumption-of-the-above-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-1575 Jorge Pardo Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:21:53 +0000 http://www.engineeringdaily.net/?p=1750#comment-1575 D It only talks about bites. D It only talks about bites.

]]> By: Rick Gaston http://www.engineeringdaily.net/determine-which-of-the-following-is-an-underlying-assumption-of-the-above-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-1573 Rick Gaston Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:59:39 +0000 http://www.engineeringdaily.net/?p=1750#comment-1573 D. The only way in which spiders can harm people is by biting them. D. The only way in which spiders can harm people is by biting them.

]]> By: Jim LaRose http://www.engineeringdaily.net/determine-which-of-the-following-is-an-underlying-assumption-of-the-above-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-1572 Jim LaRose Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:55:53 +0000 http://www.engineeringdaily.net/?p=1750#comment-1572 It appears to be D, since all discussion has to do with biting. It appears to be D, since all discussion has to do with biting.

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