A) McGee’s early books were bestsellers. B) The publisher went bankrupt due to unrelated financial mismanagement. C) McGee has publicly stated that his new book is his best yet. D) The poor reviews of McGee’s last books focused on plot holes and weak characters. E) No other mystery writer has ever recovered from three poorly reviewed books. Politician: Our opponent claims that my tax plan will hurt the middle class. But he has no economics degree and has never run a business. Therefore, his claim is false.
A) Google’s use of Oracle’s code was transformative and therefore fair. B) The transformative use standard should be eliminated entirely. C) Copyright protection should not extend to software code. D) The decision may encourage excessive copying under the guise of transformation. E) Oracle’s Java API code was not original enough to deserve copyright protection. The passage suggests that the application of fair use to AI training is:
A) Confuses necessary conditions with sufficient conditions. B) Uses the term “sense of humor” in two different senses. C) Illicitly infers a negative existential from two universal premises. D) Fails to establish that all successful comedians are funny. E) Assumes that being not funny is the same as lacking a sense of humor. Archaeologist: This pottery shard was found in a layer dated to 1000 BCE. The shard’s decoration matches pottery from Culture A, which flourished from 1200 to 900 BCE. Therefore, the shard must have been made by Culture A.
A) People who eat breakfast also tend to exercise more regularly. B) The study included 10,000 participants over five years. C) Some people who skip breakfast eat large lunches. D) The weight difference was only 2 pounds on average. E) Breakfast eaters consumed more calories overall in the study. All mammals have hair. A whale is a mammal but does not have visible hair. Therefore, some mammals lack visible hair.
The historian’s reasoning assumes that:
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the nutritionist’s conclusion?
A) Attacks the source of the claim rather than addressing the claim itself. B) Uses an appeal to authority without establishing the opponent’s lack of expertise. C) Fails to define “middle class” in measurable terms. D) Assumes that only economists and business owners can understand tax policy. E) Confuses the truth of a claim with the qualifications of the person making it. Only members of the club can use the pool. Maria is using the pool. Therefore, Maria is a member of the club.
A) McGee’s early books were bestsellers. B) The publisher went bankrupt due to unrelated financial mismanagement. C) McGee has publicly stated that his new book is his best yet. D) The poor reviews of McGee’s last books focused on plot holes and weak characters. E) No other mystery writer has ever recovered from three poorly reviewed books. Politician: Our opponent claims that my tax plan will hurt the middle class. But he has no economics degree and has never run a business. Therefore, his claim is false.
A) Google’s use of Oracle’s code was transformative and therefore fair. B) The transformative use standard should be eliminated entirely. C) Copyright protection should not extend to software code. D) The decision may encourage excessive copying under the guise of transformation. E) Oracle’s Java API code was not original enough to deserve copyright protection. The passage suggests that the application of fair use to AI training is:
A) Confuses necessary conditions with sufficient conditions. B) Uses the term “sense of humor” in two different senses. C) Illicitly infers a negative existential from two universal premises. D) Fails to establish that all successful comedians are funny. E) Assumes that being not funny is the same as lacking a sense of humor. Archaeologist: This pottery shard was found in a layer dated to 1000 BCE. The shard’s decoration matches pottery from Culture A, which flourished from 1200 to 900 BCE. Therefore, the shard must have been made by Culture A.
A) People who eat breakfast also tend to exercise more regularly. B) The study included 10,000 participants over five years. C) Some people who skip breakfast eat large lunches. D) The weight difference was only 2 pounds on average. E) Breakfast eaters consumed more calories overall in the study. All mammals have hair. A whale is a mammal but does not have visible hair. Therefore, some mammals lack visible hair.
The historian’s reasoning assumes that:
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the nutritionist’s conclusion?
A) Attacks the source of the claim rather than addressing the claim itself. B) Uses an appeal to authority without establishing the opponent’s lack of expertise. C) Fails to define “middle class” in measurable terms. D) Assumes that only economists and business owners can understand tax policy. E) Confuses the truth of a claim with the qualifications of the person making it. Only members of the club can use the pool. Maria is using the pool. Therefore, Maria is a member of the club.
