Logic Review thru Chapter 2

Define logic

• Logic is the ability to think things through.

• Logic is the art of thinking carefully.

• Logic is the art and science of reasoning well.

• Logic is the way Socrates thought.

What is truth?

• Truth is when something is not a lie.

• Truth is when something corresponds to reality.

• Truth is when an argument makes sense.

• Truth is what can be logically induced.

What is sense perception?

• Sense perception occurs when I know something to be true.

• Sense perception is the act of learning something.

• Sense perception is the act of seeing or hearing or smelling or tasting or touching.

• Sense perception is the act of applying common sense to a situation.

What are the three mental acts?

• Simple apprehension, thought, and judgment

• Simple apprehension, judgment, and deductive inference

• Simple deduction, judgment, and apprehensive inference

• Simple judgment, deduction, and emotion

What are the three verbal aspects?

• Term, proposition, and philosophy

• Term, opposition, and synergy

• Term, proposition, and syllogism

• Argument, Judgment, and attainment

What is comprehension as related to simple apprehension?

• Comprehension is articulating all the essential characteristics of a given concept.

• Comprehension is understanding what is happening in a story.

• Comprehension is applying judgment to a simple apprehension.

• Comprehension is the name given to logic by Plato.

What is a fallacy?

• A fallacy is a when you think illogically.

• A fallacy is one of the main branches of logic.

• A fallacy is a commonly recognized improper argument.

• A fallacy is a level on the Porphyrain tree.

An argument that insults or attacks an opponent rather that her ideas is called what?

• Tu quoque

• Ad hominem circumstantial

• Straw man

• Ad hominem abusive

All men are mortal

Socrates is a man

Therefore, Socrates is mortal

In the syllogism above, the second line is a _______________.

• Premise

• Conflicting statement

• Simple apprehension

• Middle syllogism

All men are mortal

Socrates is a man

Therefore, Socrates is mortal

In the syllogism above, the last line is a _______________.

• Premise

• Truth

• Conclusion

• Oversimplification