Phi 103 quiz 4 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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 can be found in Section 2.2, “Extracting Arguments in the ...

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 5 – QUIZ ANSWERS (PART 2) 1. Question : Charles is hard to work with, since he always interrupts others. Therefore, I do not want to work with Charles in the development committee. Student Answer: Neither Deductive Inductive Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Section 2.4, “Classifying Arguments,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking. Points Received: (not graded) Comments: Question 2 . Question : In an argumentative essay...

PHI 103 – WEEK 5 – QUIZ ANSWERS (PART 2) 1. Question : Charles is hard to work with, since he always interrupts others. Therefore, I do not want to work with Charles in the development committee. Student Answer: Neither Deductive Inductive Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Section 2.4, “Classifying Arguments,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking. Points Received: (not graded) Comments: Question 2 . Question : In an argumentative essay...

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 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...

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 QUIZ 4 Question 1 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: Is it indubitably true? Does it help us explain other phenomena as well? Is there proof of it? Does the result seem important? Question 2 1 / 1 pts This philosopher claimed that science should focus on falsifiability rather than confirmation. Karl Popper Friedrich Nietzsche ...