A Regional Survey Was Carried Out to Gauge Public Opinion

question 17

Multiple Choice

A regional survey was carried out to gauge public opinion on the controversial Arizona
Immigration Law.The results are displayed in the segmented bar chart below.Which of the
Following statements is true?

• A)A greater percentage of Republicans oppose the law compared to Democrats.
• B)A greater percentage of Republicans oppose the law compared to Independents.
• C)Opinion about the law appears to be independent of political party affiliation.
• D)A greater percentage of Democrats oppose the law compared to Republicans.
• E)The segmented bar chart is not appropriate for these data.

Analyze the impact of comparative reasoning on argumentation and persuasion.

Assess how pattern recognition is fundamental to human reasoning and its relationship to comparative reasoning.

Distinguish between the use of comparative reasoning for generating ideas and its limitations in proving those ideas.

Describe how comparative reasoning can be both persuasive and risky.