Phi 103 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

“If he were happy, he would be smiling. He is not smiling, so he is not happy.” Modus Tollens Correct! Week 5 - Quiz: PHI103: Informal Logic (ACL1845E) Page 1 of 9 Question 2 1 / 1 pts You know Communism was going to fail! After all, Karl Marx was an alcoholic!

1. Question : This is the main question that DuBois wants to examine in this essay Student Answer: What is the meaning of race? How have African-Americans been treated in the past? What lies ahead for America in the future? What are the relations between whites and blacks in the South? None of the above Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in “Of the Sons of Master and Man” by W.E.b. DuBois. Points Received: 0 of 1 Comments: Questio n 2. Question : Behind the “...

1.Question :All sages provide both wisdom and inspiration. Since Dasha'sspeech contained wisdom and greatly inspired her audience,Dasha is a sage.Which one of the following points out the flaw in the argumentabove?Student Answer:Just because Dasha is a sage doesn't mean that she is alwayswise and inspirational.Just because Dasha's speech provided wisdom andinspiration doesn't mean that it provided more wisdom thaninspiration.Just because Dasha satisfied two requirements of being asage doesn...

1. Question : All sages provide both wisdom and inspiration. Since Dasha’s speech contained wisdom and greatly inspired her audience, Dasha is a sage. Which one of the following points out the flaw in the argument above? Student Answer: Just because Dasha is a sage doesn’t mean that she is always wise and inspirational. Just because Dasha’s speech provided wisdom and inspiration doesn’t mean that it provided more wisdom than inspiration. Just because Dasha satisfied two requir...

1. Question : This is the main question that DuBois wants to examine in this essay Student Answer: What is the meaning of race? How have African-Americans been treated in the past? What lies ahead for America in the future? What are the relations between whites and blacks in the South? None of the above Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in “Of the Sons of Master and Man” by W.E.b. DuBois. Points Received: 0 of 1 Comments: Questio n 2. Question : Behind the “...

PHI 103 Week 1 Assignment, Is it Permissible to use Capital Punishment on persons convicted of certain crimes Is it Permissible to use Capital Punishment on Persons Convicted of Certain Crimes? NAME PHI 103 Informal Logic Instructor DATE Is it Permissible to use Capital Punishment on Persons Convicted of Certain Crimes? What is Capital Punishment? Capital Punishment also Known as death penalty, is considered as execution of an offender sentence to death after conviction by a court of la...

What are the four theories of truth? - Correspondance Coherence Pragmatism Postmodernism What is the correspondence theory of truth? - A thought, sentence, or proposition that corresponds to reality What is coherence theory of truth? - Truth has to do with whether or not one's beliefs are internally consistent with each other What is pragmatic theory of truth? - Truth is what works; it is true because it works What is postmodern theory of truth? - A constellation of concepts that wor...

PHI 103 FINAL EXAM QUIZ.

PHI-103 Exam 2 GCU QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

ASHFORD UNIVERSITY – 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:...