Quiz 1 Ch 1

The fallacy of ____ is arguing either that (1) a claim is true because it hasn't been proven false or (2) a claim is false because it hasn't been proven true. A. Equivocation B. Appeal to ignorance C. The genetic fallacy D. Slippery slope

B. Appeal to ignorance

If inductive arguments succeed in lending probable support to their conclusion, they are said to be ____. A. Sound B. Strong C. Weak D. Valid

B. Strong

For Socrates, grievous harm is done to the soul when one does not ____. A. Study with a Sophist B. Pursue a political life C. Examine one's life D. Take care of one's family

C. Examine one's life

The study of correct reasoning is called ____. A. Axiology B. Cognition C. Logic D. Value theory

C. Logic

For Socrates, examination consists of ____. A. Lecture B. Meditation C. Question and answer D. Memorization

C. Question and answer

A question-and-answer dialogue in which propositions are methodically scrutinized to uncover the truth is known as ____. A. An argument B. The Socratic jest C. The Socratic method D. A debate

C. The Socratic method

Arguments that are supposed to give probable support to their conclusions are ____. A. Sound B. Valid C. Deductive D. Inductive

D. Inductive

True or false: When you read a philosophical essay, you are simply trying to glean some facts from it as you might if you were reading a science text or technical report.

False.

True or false: Affirming the consequent is a valid argument form.

False. (It's "denying the consequent")

True or false: An argument requires at least two statements: one premise and one conclusion.

True.

True or false: Modus tollens is a valid argument form.

True.

True or false: The argument form known as affirming the antecedent is valid.

True.

True or false: This argument form known as modus tollens is valid.

True.

True or false: This classic argument "The Bible says that God exists; the Bible is true because God wrote it; therefore, God exists" is an example of begging the question.

True.

The fallacy of ____ is trying to prove a conclusion by using that very same conclusion as support. A. Begging the question B. Equivocation C. Composition D. False dilemma

A. Begging the question

The fallacy of ____ is arguing erroneously that what can be said of the whole can be said of the parts. A. Division B. Equivocation C. False dilemma D. Straw man

A. Division

The four main divisions of philosophy are metaphysics, epistemology, axiology, and ____. A. Logic B. Aesthetics C. Categorical logic D. Bioethics

A. Logic

True or false: A good deductive argument is said to be sound.

True.

True or false: An argument is not synonymous with persuasion.

True.

True or false: An argument of this form- If p, then q; p; therefore, q- is called modus ponens.

True.