Homework Help: critical thinking

Posted by Matt on Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 7:07pm.

In 1976 a powerful earthquake hit the city of Tangshan, China. Scientists had failed to predict the earthquake. If people had paid attention to the unusual animal behavior that preceded the earthquake, however, they would have known it was coming. Animals can often sense an impending earthquake when scientists cannot.
9) Which of the following statements, if true, would suggest a weakness in the argument above?
A) A wide variety of phenomena can cause animals to behave strangely.
B) Scientists use a variety of sophisticated tools to monitor and predict earthquakes.
C) Many domestic as well as wild animals behaved strangely the day before the Tangshan earthquake.
D) The city of Tangshan is near a major fault line that makes it particularly susceptible to earthquakes.

critical thinking - Ms. Sue, Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 7:09pm
Please type the statements.
- critical thinking - Matt, Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 7:23pm
  n 1976 a powerful earthquake hit the city of Tangshan, China. Scientists had failed to predict the earthquake. If people had paid attention to the unusual animal behavior that preceded the earthquake, however, they would have known it was coming. Animals can often sense an impending earthquake when scientists cannot.
  9) Which of the following statements, if true, would suggest a weakness in the argument above?
  a) a wide variety of phenomena can cause animals to behave strangely.
  b)scientists use a variety of sophisticated tools to monitor and predict earthquakes
  c)many domestic as well as wild animals behaved strangely the day before the Tangshan earthquake
  d)the city of Tangshan is near a major fault line that makes it particularly susceptible to earthquakes
  
  the answer I picked is "C"
  
  thanks
critical thinking - Ms. Sue, Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 7:28pm
I disagree with your answer. The weakness is that many different phenomena can cause animals to behave strangely. Animal behavior don't predict earthquakes.
- critical thinking - Matt, Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 7:30pm
  thanks for the correction
  - critical thinking - Ms. Sue, Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 7:31pm
    You're welcome.
critical thinking - Anonymous, Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 1:01am
answer is D

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