Which of the following are true about the third act of the mind (reasoning/inference)?

Contains three and only three terms

When propositions are put together to draw conclusions

Uses sense experiences to create terms

When we make some claim about the relationship between two terms

Which of the following are true about the second act of the mind (judgment)?

When we make some claim about the relationship between two terms

Uses sense experiences to create terms

Contains three and only three terms

When propositions are put together to draw conclusions

Which of the following best represents the CONCLUSION of the argument below (from pg. 72 of the workbook): "According to Mortimer Adler, part of knowing how to read a book requires students to assimilate knowledge they have learned (a process he calls "enlightenment"). Students who can assimilate knowledge in this way are among his best students. Therefore, at least some of the best students really know how to read a book."

Some (best students) are (those who know how to read a book)

Some (part of how to read a book) is (the process of student enlightenment)

All (enlightened students) are (the best students)

All (students) are (people who ought to read more books)

Which of the following propositions IS NOT part of the argument below (from pg. 72 of the workbook): "According to Mortimer Adler, part of knowing how to read a book requires students to assimilate knowledge they have learned (a process he calls "enlightenment"). Students who can assimilate knowledge in this way are among his best students. Therefore, at least some of the best students really know how to read a book."

All (students) are (people who ought to read more books)

Some (part of how to read a book) is (the process of student enlightenment)

All (enlightened students) are (the best students)

Some (best students) are (those who know how to read a book)

Which of the following propositions ARE PREMISES for the following argument (from pg. 72 of the workbook): "According to Mortimer Adler, part of knowing how to read a book requires students to assimilate knowledge they have learned (a process he calls "enlightenment"). Students who can assimilate knowledge in this way are among his best students. Therefore, at least some of the best students really know how to read a book."

Some (part of how to read a book) is (the process of student enlightenment)

All (enlightened students) are (the best students)

All (students) are (people who ought to read more books)

Some (best students) are (those who know how to read a book)

What does "truth-value" mean?

The truth that can be found in an argument or statement

How convincing I think an argument is

The argument is formatted correctly

It is a flavor of ice cream named in honor of Aristotle

Questions, commands, greetings, exclamations, self-reports (opinions) all share this in common...

They will convince people of the accuracy of an argument

What tells us whether a proposition is negative or affirmative?

The truth-value of the argument

Choose the proposition that best represents the judgment for the following: "All I do is win, win, win no matter what..."

All (what I do) is (win, win, win)

All (winning things) are (things that I do)

Choose the proposition that best represents the judgment for the following: “I think of my life as a kind of music, not always good music but still having form and melody.”—East of Eden

All (my life) is (made up of form and melody)

Some (lives) are (worth living)

Choose the proposition(s) that best represents the judgment for the following (keep an eye out for compound judgments!): “It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” - Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

All (me today) is (different than me yesterday)

No (dwelling on yesterday) is (useful)

All (dwelling) is (best done when dealt jelly)

Choose the proposition(s) that best represents the judgment for the following (keep an eye out for compound judgments!): “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” –Anna Karenina

All (happy families) are (alike)

No (happy families) are (like unhappy families)

All (unique families) are (unhappy families)

Choose the proposition(s) that best represents the judgment for the following (keep an eye out for compound judgments!): “I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Some (you) are not (liked by me as well as you deserve)

Some (you) are not (known as well by me as you should be)

No (me) is (a liker/knower of you)

Choose the proposition that best represents the judgment for the following: “Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents!” —Little Women

No (Christmas without presents) is (real Christmas)

All (gift-giving) is (what makes Christmas)

Some (gift-giving) is (necessary for Christmas to be Christmas)

All (gift-less Christmas) is (depressing)

Choose the proposition(s) that best represents the judgment for the following (be on the look-out for compound propositions!): “There are few people whom I really love and still fewer of whom I think well.” —Pride and Prejudice

Some (people) are (loved by me)

Some (people) are (thought of well by me)

Some (people) are (loveable and can be thought well of)

Some (characters in this book) are (cranky and cynical)

Unit 2 Quiz- Propositions

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MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following are steps of simple apprehension?

aquiring sense perceptions

forming mental images

grasping concepts

forming propositions

coming up with counter-points and arguments about the truth of the thing you've apprehended

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes what a term is?

A vocabulary word

An idea

A thing used to signify a concept in the mind

Used to help communicate ideas

An argument

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is wrong with this proposition:
All (potato chips) are not (healthy)

Nothing

It's obviously untrue

Misplaced qualifier

Inaccurate quantifier

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is wrong with this proposition:
Some (potato chips) are not (bite-sized), but are (still convenient)

Nothing

a contradiction inside one proposition

too many terms

Inaccurate quantifier

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the quantifier in this proposition:
All (potato chips) are (healthy)

All

are

potato chips

healthy

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following are particular propositions?

All (beet juice) is (horrifying)

Some (lightbulbs) are not (spendy)

No (beet juice) is (horrifying)

All (beet juice sold at Hy-Vee) is (over-priced)

Some (lightbulbs) are (sold at Hy-Vee next to the beet juice)

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A statement using terms in which we say something is or is not something else ~or~ a statement which expresses truth or falsity

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Unit 2 Quiz- Propositions

Which of the following are steps of simple apprehension?

Which of the following best describes what a term is?

What is wrong with this proposition:All (potato chips) are not (healthy)

What is wrong with this proposition:Some (potato chips) are not (bite-sized), but are (still convenient)

What is the quantifier in this proposition:All (potato chips) are (healthy)

Which of the following are particular propositions?

A statement using terms in which we say something is or is not something else ~or~ a statement which expresses truth or falsity

What is the qualifier in this proposition:Some (potato chips) are not (healthy)

Which of the following are true about the third act of the mind (reasoning/inference)?

Which of the following are true about the second act of the mind (judgment)?

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What is the qualifier in this proposition:
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