In a survey of consumers

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct63% picked this

   Never ask all respondents a question if it cannot reasonably be answered by respondents who make a particular response to another

   Why this is right

   This is a conditional rule that says, if a question cannot reasonably then you be answered by respondents ? shouldn't who make a particular response ask it of all to another question in the survey respondents Based on what we were told about the survey, could we say the trigger applies but the outcome doesn't? Yes, the 2nd question can't reasonably be answered by respondents who respond to the 1st question with the particular response of "no, I've never heard of brand X". The 2nd question would be saying, "Do you think the products bearing the name of Brand X are of high quality or not?" How could someone reasonably answer that question if they've never even heard of Brand X before? According to this principle, respondents shouldn't have been asked that 2nd question if their response to the first question was "never heard of it", but all the survey respondents were asked these two questions.

   Skill tested: Must be False · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   63%
2. B

   Compatible25% picked this

   Never ask a question that is likely to generate a large variety of responses that are difficult to group into

   Did this survey ask a question that is likely to generate a large variety of responses? No, not really. Since it asks two "whether or not" questions, the only variety in responses will be Yes or No. Furthermore, it doesn't seem like these responses are particularly difficult to group into a manageable number of categories. Since this principle doesn't apply to this survey, this survey can't be violating it.

   25%
3. C

   Compatible1% picked this

   Never ask all respondents a question that respondents cannot answer without giving

   If we were violating this principle, it would mean that we asked the respondents a question that would force them to give up their anonymity in order to answer. Did either of the 2 survey questions force people to give up their anonymity? Not at all. 1. Have you ever heard of Pepsi? 2. Do you think Pepsi products are of high quality? Neither of those involves giving up your anonymity.

   1%
4. D

   Compatible9% picked this

   It is better to ask the same question about ten different products than to ask ten different questions

   This survey seems to adhere to this principle. They asked the same 2 questions about 400 different products, rather than 400 different questions about the same 2 products.

   9%
5. E

   Compatible2% picked this

   It is best to ask questions that a respondent can answer without fear of having

   If we were violating this principle, it would mean that we asked the respondents a question that they would fear they're giving the wrong answer to. Would either of the 2 survey questions cause people to fear they got the answer wrong? e.g. 1. Have you ever heard of Pepsi? 2. Do you think Pepsi products are of high quality? It doesn't make sense to think they would fear they're providing the wrong answer, since both of these are subjective questions. Only the person answering knows the "correct answer" to whether they're aware of a brand and what they perceive its quality to be.

   2%