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Chapter 01
Dark Blue Velvet
Multiple Choice Questions
1. _____ is defined as the philosophical study of art and of value judgments about art.
A. Aesthetics
B. Epistemology
C. Logic
D. Metaphysics
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2. Which of the following branches of philosophy does NOT involve questions related to
values?
A. Moral
B. Metaphysics
C. Social
D. Political
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3. In philosophy, what is an argument?
A. a factual disagreement between people
B. giving reasons for a belief
C. a shouting match
D. any verbal attempt to persuade
4. Thinking that a person's position is frightening because the person himself is frightening
would be an obvious mistake in reasoning. This is an example of the fallacy of _____.
A. argumentum ad hominem
B. switching the burden of proof
C. false dilemma
D. reductio ad absurdum
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5. The fallacy of _____ occurs when someone brings an irrelevancy into a conversation.
A. appeal to emotion
B. red herring
C. straw man
D. begging the question
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6. The fallacy of _____ amounts to transferring the qualities of a spokesperson to his or her
insights, arguments, beliefs, or positions.
A. red herring
B. begging the question
C. straw man
D. argumentum ad hominem
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7. What fallacy is it when an argument assumes only two options when in fact there are
more?
A. straw man
B. false dilemma
C. begging the question
D. appeal to emotion
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