Chapter 18 – Conclusions

1. Which of the following suggestions for writing your conclusions chapter is NOT a good suggestion?
2. Discuss your conclusions in order of most to least relevant.
3. State whether your results are in line with the findings of previous research.
4. Do not discuss any inconclusive results.
5. Briefly describe the limitations of your research.
6. The term _____________ applies when the data are meaningful to someone and/or if they are collected with a specific aim or purpose (a research purpose) in mind.
7. Data
8. Information
9. Qualitative data
10. Evidence
11. Every time a conclusion is drawn (a claim is made), you need to check whether you can find the evidence that supports that claim. Where there is no evidence you can:
12. Find the evidence and provide it
13. Remove the claim
14. Explicitly explain that you are speculating.
15. All of the above
16. The term “good” when we talk about “a good argument” describes:
17. How good the conclusion is.
18. How well the premises support the conclusion.
19. How good the information is that the researcher has collected.
20. All of the above.
21. A famous example of an argument is the following:

All men are mortal (the first premise)

John is a man (the second premise)

Therefore, John is mortal (the conclusion)

The type of reasoning that is used here is called __________ reasoning.

1. Ampliative
2. Deductive
3. Inductive
4. Logical
5. The __________ serves as the foundation for the conclusion.
6. Conclusion
7. Backing
8. Premise
9. Warrant
10. The ____________ provides the underlying connection between the conclusion and evidence, and explains why the evidence supports the conclusion.
11. Conclusion
12. Backing
13. Premise
14. Warrant
15. ‘Presumably’, ‘possibly’, or maybe even ‘impossibly’ are examples of:
16. Counter-arguments
17. Bad arguments
18. Premises
19. Qualifiers
20. “A lot of people believe in autocratic leadership. Therefore, autocratic leadership must be a good thing.”

This is an example of:

• 1. Alleged certainty
  2. Appeal to common beliefs
  3. Blind authority
  4. Begging the question

1. “Everybody knows that…” or “Scholars everywhere recognize the need to…”

This is an example of:

• 1. Alleged certainty
  2. Appeal to common beliefs
  3. Blind authority
  4. Begging the question

1. “The reason every organization wants to be agile is because being agile is extremely popular.” This is an example of:
   1. Alleged certainty
   2. Appeal to common beliefs
   3. Cherry Picking
   4. Begging the question
2. "If all planets revolve around the sun and the earth revolves around the sun then the earth is a planet". This is an example of:
   1. Alleged certainty
   2. A hasty generalization
   3. Does not follow
   4. False cause
3. “After Donald became CEO, the company enjoyed unprecedented growth and success. That is why Bill is a great CEO.” This is an example of:
   1. Alleged certainty
   2. A hasty generalization
   3. Does not follow
   4. False cause

1. “Organization ABC has never invested in any marketing activity whatsoever. This organization is more than a hundred years old and still flourishing. Therefore, engaging in marketing activities really can’t be that important.”

This is an example of:

• 1. Rgeression to the mean
  2. A hasty generalization
  3. Does not follow
  4. False cause

1. "Naomi’s parents are very tall, that is why Noami will be at least as long as her parents or even longer".

This is an example of:

1. Rgeression to the mean
2. A hasty generalization
3. Does not follow
4. False cause