Consider the claim Smoking is dangerous.Think about the limits and conditions that could apply to the claim and express it more cautiously (carefully).

Time left 0:08:20Question 6Answer savedMarked out of 1.00Flag questionQuestion textConsider the following claim and select from the options below ALL the options that could be used as premises to support the claim.The number of lung cancer diagnoses has decreased by 50% since smoking was banned over 10 years ago.Question 6Select one or more:a.The price of cigarettes have increased.b.The health authorities released a warning about smoking.c.W.H.O. has released the statistics of the many deaths caused by lung cancer in the number ofpeople that smoke.d.Smoking causes cancer.e.Smoking is hazardous to people's health.f.The smoking ban stopped people from smoking.g.Caffeine users have turned to pepsi as an alternative.

Abelson (1995) wanted to examine whether smoking led to lung cancer. He examined several studies, which showed the following results:The longer a person has smoked cigarettes, the greater their chance of getting cancer.People who stop smoking have lower cancer rates than people who keep smoking.Smokers’ cancers tend to be in the lungs and of a particular type.Smokers who use filtered cigarettes have a somewhat lower rate of cancer than those who use unfiltered cigarettes.People who live with smokers have higher rates of cancer, too, because of their passive exposure to the same chemicals.Identify the true and false statements about Abelson’s investigation.True Statement(s)The studies Abelson examined address all possible third-variable problems.Abelson would be able to make a strong causal claim if the studies he examined had the same findings.All of the studies that Abelson investigated were correlational studies.The simplest explanation of these results is that the chemicals in cigarettes cause cancer.False Statement(s)

Explain two reasons why a government may discourage cigarette smoking.

Which statement best characterizes the relationship of smoking and working around asbestos?Group of answer choicesAsbestos nullifies the effects of smoking caused lung cancerAsbestos and smoking greatly increases the chances of lung cancerAsbestos and smoking minimally increases the chances of lung cancerThere is no added risk of lung cancer when working around asbestos and smoking

Question 19 (5 points)Read the following statement."It's a fact that smoking causes cancer. Therefore, if you don't want cancer, you shouldn't smoke."This is an example of _________________________________. aEthos bLogos cNone of the above. dPathosQuestion 20 (5 points)Ethos is best defined as acharacter, credibility and moral values ba counter argument ca type of bias da way to persuade