Question

Q) Which of the following are claims:

1. The earth is the center of the known universe.

2. Monkeys and squirrels are the same.

3. Thank you for your consideration

4. The state of Pennsylvania has the world's largest volcano.

5. If you don't do what you're supposed to, you know what will happen.

A. 1 and 2

B. 1 and 4

C. 2 and 3

D. 1, 2, 3, and 4

E. 1,2,4, and 5

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Answer 1

Q) Which of the following are claims: 1. The earth is the center of the known universe. 2. Monkeys and squirrels are the same. 3. Thank you for your consideration 4. The state of Pennsylvania has the world's largest volcano. 5. If you don't do what you're supposed to, you know what will happen.

Ans: Claims means it is an assertion that something is true. Claims have to be capable of being true or false. Now lets discuss,

(1) The earth is the center of the known universe. It is a concept that lacks a coherent definition in astronomy. But we can say that it is a claim. Here we have argument to accept or reject claim.

(2) Monkeys and squirrels are the same. Some monkeys looks like squirrels, and they are called squirrel monkey. We can say that it is a claim as it has uncertainity and argument to accept or reject claim.

(3) Thank you for your consideration. It is a formal phrase.

(4) The state of Pennsylvania has the world's largest volcano. It is neither a claim or argument. Tamu Massif is the oldest and largest feature of an oceanic plateau called the Shatsky Rise in the northwestern Pacific Ocean and not in Pennsylvania.

(5) If you don't do what you're supposed to, you know what will happen. It is a kind of proof. To prove a statement to other persons if you give them reasons that ought to convince them.

Hence the answer is A. 1&2.