Unit 2 Quiz- Propositions

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

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

What is wrong with this proposition:

All (potato chips) are not (healthy)

• Nothing

• It's obviously untrue

• Misplaced qualifier

• Inaccurate quantifier

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

What is the quantifier in this proposition:

All (potato chips) are (healthy)

• All

• are

• potato chips

• healthy

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)

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)

• Some

• are

• potato chips

• not

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

• Uses sense experiences to create terms

• Contains three and only three terms

• When propositions are put together to draw conclusions

• 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)?

• Uses sense experiences to create terms

• Contains three and only three terms

• When propositions are put together to draw conclusions

• When we make some claim about the relationship between two terms