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