True/False Chapter 3.4
Composition and division involve the distributive predication of an attribute
False
In the statement "divorces are increasing", an attribute is predicated distributively
False
The fallacy of amphiboly usually involves the ambiguous use of a single word
False
The fallacy of composition always proceeds from whole to parts
False
The fallacy of division always proceeds from parts to whole
False
The fallacy of equivocation arises from a syntactical defect in a statement
False
A general statement makes an assertion about each and every member of a class
True
Amphiboly usually arises from the arguer's misinterpreting a statement made by someone else
True
Arguments that commit the fallacy of begging the question are normally valid
True
Equivocation and amphiboly are classified as fallacies of ambiguity
True
False dichotomy always involves an "either...or" statement, at least implicitly
True
The correct way of responding to a complex question is to divide the question into its component questions and answer each separately
True
a class statement makes an assertion about a class as a whole
True
in the statement "Waistlines are increasing" an attribute is predicated distributively
True
the effect of begging the question is too hide the fact that a premise may not be true
True