Methods of Philosophizing Quiz

Which of the following statement are TRUE?

• Europe is the largest continent in the world.

• Man has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• God made the world in seven days.

• President Marcos has done very little to uphold democracy and look after the interest of the Filipino people.

Have you ever encountered some “controversial” or doubtful claims in media or in your everyday conversation?

• Truth is an accepted statement.

• Process Questions:

• Share it in your class.

• Why the concept of truth is very important to us and to philosopher in their search for meaning and understanding of the human condition?

Is one whose content is objective and well supported by available evidence

• Man is a rational being.

• “Only man exists”. Say Heidegger.

• The solar system is made up of planets.

• Man is the center of feelings and emotions

Is one whose content is either subjective or else not well supported by the available evidence

• Man is a rational being.

• Man is the center of feelings and emotions

• The solar system is made up of planets.

• “Only man exists”. Say Heidegger.

There is a soft drink inside the refrigerator.

• BELIEF

• OPINION

• FACT

• TRUTH

Ice-cold soft drinks taste better than those which are not.

• FACT

• OPINION

• TRUTH

• BELIEF

Mars is the hottest planet among the other planets.

• FACT

• BELIEF

• OPINION

• TRUTH

Reading is hard.

• FACT

• BELIEF

• OPINION

• TRUTH

Which fallacy is characterized by attacking the person presenting the argument instead of the argument itself?

• Appeal to popular

• Appeal to emotion

• Ad hominem

• Appeal to force

Which fallacy is characterized by using the threat of force or an undesirable event to advance an argument?

• Appeal to emotion

• Appeal to force

• Appeal to popular

• Ad hominem