Year 11 Philosophy General - Revision 2

If P then Q. P therefore Q. is known as

• Modus Ponens

• Modus Tollens

• Denying the Antecedent

• Affirming the Consequent

An argument that guarantees the conclusion is known as ...

• Deductive

• Inductive

• Abductive

• Seductive

Which of the following is not an inference indicator?

• because

• therefore

• but

• so

a cogent argument will have ...

• acceptable premises only

• acceptable premises and strong inferences

• good examples

• weak inferences

"Vietnam is a country in South-East Asia" is an example of a

• Argument

• Explanation

• Narration

• Description

The main thinker in support of merit-based justice

• John Rawls

• Robert Nozick

• Karl Marx

• Plato

The Veil of Ignorance is a concept introduced by

• John Rawls

• Robert Nozick

• Karl Marx

• JP Sartre

An implied agreement between the state and the populace, whereby the people hand over certain freedoms and agree to certain codes of conduct in exchange for protection and security.

• Empiricism

• Social Contract

• Rationalism

• Political Philosophy

The Leviathan was written by ...

• John Locke

• David Hume

• Thomas Hobbes

• JS Mill

Tacit Consent is a concept introduced by ..

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• JJ Rousseau

• JP Sartre