PHI103 Informal Logic - Week 5 Quiz.
PHI103 Informal Logic Week 5 Quiz
Score for this quiz: 20 out of 20
Arguments .
always have the same level of complexity
are always expressed in standard form
can include complicated chains of inference that build on themselves
have to...
PHI103 Informal
Logic Week 5 Quiz
Score for this quiz: 20 out of 20
Question 1
pts
Arguments .
always have the same level of complexity
are always expressed in standard form
can include complicated chains of inference that build on themselves
have to be valid in order to be convincing
Question 2
pts
Which of the following is the purpose of the problem section of an
argumentative essay?
to present only troubling issues
to present the reasons you have for believing your premises are true
to avoid the thesis
, to present the issue that is of interest and the positions on
that issue
Question 3
pts
Deciduous trees are trees that shed their leaves. Maple trees are deciduous
trees.
Thus, maple trees will shed their leaves at some point during the growing
season. True or False: The statement, “Maple trees are deciduous trees,” is
a premise.
True
False
Question 4
pts
Tom: Early humans had a simple form of music played on instruments
made from animal bones and skins.
Boris: How do you know that?
Tom: Well, no one has proved that they didn’t.
Appeal to popular opinion
Appeal to authority
Appeal to ignorance
False Dilemma
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