Philosophy 25 review questions

What is critical thinking as a reasoning process?

• The development of ever less accurate world view, and using it in decision making

• The development of ever more accurate world view, and not using it in decision making

• The development of ever more accurate local view, and using it in decision making

• The development of ever more accurate world view, and using it in decision making

Inductive Strength

• An argument is inductively strong if and only if its not necessary, but it is likely, that the conclusion would be true given that the premises are true.

• An argument is inductively strong if and only if its not necessary, but it is likely, that the conclusion would be true given that the premises are false.

• An argument is inductively strong if and only if its not necessary, but it is likely, that the conclusion would be false given that the premises are true.

• An argument is inductively strong if and only if its not necessary, but it is likely, that the conclusion would be false given that the premises are false.

Fallacy

• A mistake in reasoning; valid nor strong

• A mistake in reasoning; neither valid but strong

• A mistake in reasoning; neither valid nor strong

• A mistake in reasoning; valid and strong

Deductive Validity.

• An argument is deductively valid if and only if it impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion true.

• An argument is deductively valid if and only if it impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion false.

• An argument is deductively valid if and only if it impossible for the premises to be false and the conclusion false.

• An argument is deductively valid if and only if it not impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion false.

What is a interrogative sentence?

• A string of words ending with a question mark.

• A string of words ending with a exclamation mark.

• A string of words ending with a period.

• A string of words

Indirectly relevant

• Evidence for a responsive answer to a statement.

• Evidence for a responsive answer to a question.

• Evidence for a responsive answer to a argument.

• Evidence for a unresponsive answer to a statement.

What is critical thinking as an academic discipline?

• A new hybrid discipline that studies the process of how people can and do develop ever less accurate world views.

• A new hybrid discipline that studies the process of how professors can and do develop ever more accurate world views.

• A new hybrid discipline that studies the process of how people can and do develop ever more accurate world views.

• A new hybrid discipline that studies the process of how people can but not develop ever more accurate world views.

Sound

• A weak argument with true premises.

• A valid argument with true premises.

• A strong argument with false premises.

• A weak argument with false premises.

Amphiboly

• A statement that is ambiguous due to grammatical construction.

• A sentence that is ambiguous due to grammatical construction.

• A sentence that is ambiguous but not ambiguous due to grammatical construction.

• A interrogative sentence that is ambiguous due to grammatical construction.

What is an argument?

• A set of one or more statements, called the premises, taken as evidence for another statement, called the conclusion.

• A set of one statement, called the premises, taken as evidence for another statement, called the conclusion.

• A set of one or more quesstions, called the premises, taken as evidence for another statement, called the conclusion.

• A set of one or more statements, called the conclusion, taken as evidence for another statement, called the premises.