Question: Which of the following is a claim?
Answer Options: Shut the door. Is the door shut? Did you shut the door? The door is shut. Correct Answer: The door is shut.
Question: Which of the following words from this argument is a conclusion indicator?
Answer Options: Since Thus Philosophers Truth Correct Answer: Thus
Question: Which of the following is likely to indicate a premise?
Answer Options: Because Therefore Consequently Hence Correct Answer: Because
Question: Which of the following is not a typical misconception about logic?
Answer Options: A. It does not need to be learned. B. It is the systematic study and evaluation of arguments. C. It is something that only nonhuman animals are capable of. D. It is too hard. Correct Answer: B. It is the systematic study and evaluation of arguments.
Question: In deductive arguments, _______.
Answer Options: A. The person support the conclusion probabilistically B. The premises can make the argument stronger C. The conclusion is intended to follow necessarily from the premises Correct Answer: C. The conclusion is intended to follow necessarily from the premises
Question: The authors of this text claim that logic is _______.
Answer Options: A. a human invention B. something that only exists in certain parts of the world C. something that began in England D. a human attribute that can be learned Correct Answer: D. a human attribute that can be learned
Question: Which of these is a premise of the following argument? I know that Stephen has a lot of money. His parents drive a Mercedes. His dogs wear cashmere sweaters, and he paid cash for his Hummer.
Answer Options: A. Stephen has a lot of money. B. His parents drive a Mercedes. C. His dogs wear cashmere sweaters. D. He paid cash for his Hummer. Correct Answer: A. Stephen has a lot of money.
Question: Which of the following is not a typical misconception about logic?
Answer Options: It does not need to be learned. It is the systematic study and evaluation of arguments. It is something that only nonhuman animals are capable of. It is too hard. Correct Answer: It is the systematic study and evaluation of arguments.
Question: In deductive arguments, __________.
Answer Options: The premises support the conclusion probabilistically. The premises can establish the argument stronger. The conclusion is intended to follow necessarily from the premises. Correct Answer: The conclusion is intended to follow necessarily from the premises.
Question: The authors of this text claim that logic is __________.
Answer Options: a human invention. something that only exists in certain parts of the world. something that began in England. a human attribute that can be learned. Correct Answer: a human attribute that can be learned.
Question: Which of these is a premise of the following argument?I know that Stephen has a lot of money; His parents drive a Mercedes. His dogs wear cashmere sweaters, and he paid cash for his Hummer.
Answer Options: Stephen has a lot of money. His parents drive a Mercedes. His dogs wear cashmere sweaters. He paid cash for his Hummer. Correct Answer: His parents drive a Mercedes.
Question: ‘Some dogs are not mammals’ is which type of statement?
Answer Options: universal affirmative universal negative particular affirmative particular negative Correct Answer: particular negative
Question: Identify the form of the following argument.If I get a new job, then I will be able to afford a new car. I am not going to get new job. Therefore, I will not be able to afford a new car.
Answer Options: modus ponens modus tollens disjunctive syllogism hypothetical syllogism not a valid form Correct Answer: modus tollens
Question: An argument is deductive __________.
Answer Options: if it moves from the general to the particular. if it moves from the particular to the general. if it presents itself in relation to a hypothesis. none of these Correct Answer: if it moves from the general to the particular.
Question: A categorical syllogism is __________.
Answer Options: any argument with two premises. a deductive argument with two categorical premises. an argument with isolated premises. a categorical argument that is valid. all of these. Correct Answer: a deductive argument with two categorical premises.
Question: Identify the form of the following argument.If you stand up at your desk at work, you have a 50% less chance of having a heart attack. Bob does not have a 50% less chance of having a heart attack. Therefore, Bob does not stand up at his desk at work.
Answer Options: modus ponens modus tollens disjunctive syllogism hypothetical syllogism not a valid form Correct Answer: modus tollens
Question: Which of the following must be true for ‘P and Q’ to be true?
Answer Options: P and Q are both true. Neither P nor Q is true. Exactly one of P and Q is true. At least one of P and Q is true. At most one of P and Q is true. Correct Answer: P and Q are both true.
Question: Which term is in the subject position of the sentence “Every question is answerable”?
Answer Options: question unanswerable Every This sentence doesn’t have a subject position. Every question Correct Answer: Every question
Question: According to modern logicians, statements of the form “All P is Q” are __________ when no P exists.
Answer Options: true false meaningless invalid unsound Correct Answer: true