Deductive Logic

Which of the following is a premise indicator word?

• seeing that

• thus

• therefore

• so

Which of the following is a conclusion indicator word?

• since

• as

• it follows that

• for

Is the following sentence a premise or conclusion?

"It will follow that in any given case, when good is known, men will seek it."

• Premise

• Conclusion

Is the following statement a premise or conclusion?

"Seeing that we have class on Monday."

• Premise

• Conclusion

Validity and soundness are the same.

• true

• false

Which of the following is not a quality of a deductive argument?

• mathematical

• conclusion is embedded in the premises

• cogency

• aim is to guarantee the conclusion

Which of the following is not a quality of an inductive argument?

• appeals to authority

• premises and conclusions

• strong vs. weak

• aims to guarantee the conclusion

Validity and soundness are the same.

• true

• false

Is the following argument deductive or inductive?

"Since today is Monday and we have class every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, it follows that we have class today."

• Deductive

• Inductive

Is the following argument inductive or deductive?

"Since three out of fifty office employees have the flu we can infer that the entire office is sick."

• deductive

• inductive