Phi 103 week 2 quiz 1 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ASHFORD – PHI 103 – WEEK 1 – QUIZ ANSWERS – PART 2 1. Question : Which of the following is an advantage of using standard form? Student Answer: It helps us to evaluate the quality of an argument independent of our own views about the subject. It is only really necessary for professional logicians and mathematicians It makes arguments logically valid It makes it more likely that your audience will believe your premises Instructor Explanation: The answer to this question ca...

ASHFORD – PHI 103 – WEEK 4 – QUIZ ANSWERS (PART 2) 1. Question : In the _________ argument, if the first event occurs, then another will follow, and it this happens, then another will follow, and this will be followed by progressively worse outcomes leading to a most undesirable end. This chain of conditional inferences is fallacious only if one or more of the chains is false or implausible, or if the indicated end is neither objectionable nor undesirable. Student Answer: appea...

PHI 103 Week 5 Quiz Question 1 Spouse: “I know that you get angry a lot. I’m sure that pretty soon you will hit me or something. And what are we gonna do when we have kids? You will probably beat them until they run out of the house and I will be left childless and abused! Correct! Slippery Slope Begging the Question Red Herring No Fallacy Question 2 “If he were happy, he would be smiling. He is not smiling, so he is not happy.” Correct! Modus Tollens ...

PHI 103 week 2 quiz 1 Question 1 1 / 1 pts The acceptable confidence level for an analysis or experiment __________. Question 2 1 / 1 pts “A mammals is any creatures that breathe air, have hair, and breast-feed its young. Dolphins breathe air, have hair, and breast-feed their young. Therefore, dolphins are mammals.” This argument is __________. Question 3 1 / 1 pts One way to make an inductive argument weaker is to __________. Question 4 1 / 1 pts Inductive argum...

PHI 103 Week 5 Quiz Question 1 Spouse: “I know that you get angry a lot. I’m sure that pretty soon you will hit me or something. And what are we gonna do when we have kids? You will probably beat them until they run out of the house and I will be left childless and abused! Correct! Slippery Slope Begging the Question Red Herring No Fallacy Question 2 “If he were happy, he would be smiling. He is not smiling, so he is not happy.” Correct! Modus Tollens ...

PHI 103 week 2 quiz 1

PHI 103 week 2 quiz 1Question 1 1 / 1 pts The acceptable confidence level for an analysis or experiment __________. Question 2 1 / 1 pts “A mammals is any creatures that breathe air, have hair, and breast-feed its young. Dolphins breathe air, have hair, and breast-feed their young. Therefore, dolphins are mammals.” This argument is __________. Question 3 1 / 1 pts One way to make an inductive argument weaker is to __________. Question 4 1 / 1 pts Inductive arguments...

PHI 103 week 4 quiz Question 1 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is not true about inductive reasoning versus deductive reasoning? Question 2 0 / 1 pts Which of the following is not one of the advantages listed in the text of using inductive reasoning over deductive reasoning? Question 3 1 / 1 pts The following is one of the ways (listed in our text) to assess the quality of an inference to the best explanation: Question 4 0 / 1 pts This form of inductive argument moves from th...