Riots Do Occur More Often on Hot Days Than on Cool

question 20

Multiple Choice

Riots do occur more often on hot days than on cool days. The hotter the day in a number of cities, the more violent crimes occur. These results suggest that discomfort can lead to aggression. However, such results should be interpreted with caution because __________.

• A) representative samples were not secured by the researchers
• B) some third variable might account for the relation
• C) researchers only studied violent aggression
• D) researchers limited themselves to the United States

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Definitions:

Ad Hominem Attack

A fallacy that involves attacking the character or attributes of the person making an argument rather than addressing the substance of the argument itself.

Assumption

A premise or statement accepted as true without proof, often used as a basis for reasoning.

Premises

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Critical Thinking Skills

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