PHI 103 Week 2 Quiz QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
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1. Question :
Identify the form of the following argument.
If there is a universal standard for ethics, then there is an
ultimate foundation for morality.
If there is an ultimate foundation for morality, then humans
can know the truth.
Therefore, if there is a universal standard for ethics, t...
phi 103 week 2 quiz questions and answers all correct
identify the form of the following argument if there is a universal standard for ethics
then there is an ultimate foundation
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PHI 103 Week 2 Quiz QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
1. Question :
Identify the form of the following argument.
If there is a universal standard for ethics, then there is an
ultimate foundation for morality.
If there is an ultimate foundation for morality, then humans
can know the truth.
Therefore, if there is a universal standard for ethics, then
humans can know the truth.
Student modus ponens
Answer:
disjunctive syllogism
modus tollens
not a valid form
hypothetical syllogism
Instructor The answer can be found in Section 4.5, “Some Famous Deductive
Explanation: Argument Forms,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question Question :
2. Select the proper form of the following statement, where B is
“I will buy a new computer” and C is “my computer crashes.”
“I will buy a new computer only if my current computer
crashes.”
Student If C then B
Answer:
If B then C
B and C
B or C
, none of these
Instructor The answer can be found in Section 4.2, “Logical Operators,” of With
Explanation: Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 0 of 1
Comments:
Question Question :
3. A categorical statement is one that _____________.
Student Answer: is a statement of propositional logic
makes a statement about two categories.
is always true
is part of a valid argument
Instructor The answer can be found in Section 3.4, “Categorical Logic:
Explanation: Introducing Categorical Syllogisms,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to
Critical Thinking.
Points Received: 0 of 1
Comments:
Question Question :
4. What is the contrapositive of the statement “All sunsets are
beautiful things”?
Student All non-beautiful things are non-sunsets.
Answer:
none of these
All non-sunsets are not non-beautiful
No beautiful things are sunsets.
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