PHIL 1010 Test 1 Questions And Answers With Latest Quiz
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PHIL 1010 Test 1 Questions And Answers With Latest Quiz
What is an argument? ANS one or more statements, called premises, offered as reasons or evidence in support of the truth of a further statement, called the conclusion
what are statements? ANS claims that can be true or false
what 3 th...
PHIL 1010 Test 1 Questions And Answers With Latest
Quiz
What is an argument? ANS one or more statements, called premises, offered as reasons or
evidence in support of the truth of a further statement, called the conclusion
what are statements? ANS claims that can be true or false
what 3 things would not be considered statements? ANS questions, commands, and exclamatory
sentences
what is a conclusion indicator? Give an example ANS - any word that, in the context of an
argument, flags a conclusion
EX/ therefore, thus, this implies that
What is a premise indicator? Give an example ANS -any word that, in the context of an
argument, indicates or flags premise
EX/ since, because, as indicated by
What does the principle of charity mean? ANS when you must attribute a premise or a
conclusion to someones enthymematic argument, add something that helps make their case as
reasonable as it can be
what is an enthymeme? ANS an argument that is missing one or more premises or a conclusion
what is the unstated premise in this enthymeme: All chemists are scientists, so miss Hathaway must
be a scientist. ANS Miss Hathaway is a chemist.
What are the two types of arguments? ANS deductive and inductive
, What is a deductive argument? ANS An argument that claims that if the premises are true, the
conclusion must be true. (which claims that it is impossible for the conclusion to be false if the
premises are all true)
what are 3 deductive indicator words? ANS - absolutely
- definitely
- for sure
- surely
- certainly
Examples of deductive reasoning ANS All bats are mammals. But no mammals are birds. So, it
must be that no bats are birds.
Example of deductive reasoning ANS If it is raining, then the lawn is wet. But it is raining.
Therefore, certainly the lawn is wet.
What is an inductive argument? ANS an argument that aims to show that the conclusion is
PROBABLY true if the premises are true
What are 3 inductive indicator words? ANS - probably
-statistically
- it is likely that
- usually
- the best explanation is
Example of inductive reasoning ANS Joe hasn't had a drink in 10 years. So, it is likely that he
won't drink at the party tonight.
Example of inductive reasoning ANS It has been sunny for 10 days in a row. There are no clouds
in the sky. So, probably it will be sunny tomorrow.
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