1. 1. If history is important, then it should be taught at school.

2. 2. History is important.

3. Therefore, history should be taught at school.

4. This is an example of a

• modus ponens

• premise
• hypothesis
• conclusion

What is an argument made of two statements, or reasons, and a conclusion?

• A postulate.
• A theorem.
• A syllogism.
• A hypothesis.

What is an argument starts with an "If ... then" statement but then denies the "then" part?

• Affirming the consequent
• Denying the antecedent
• Modus tollens
• Modus ponens

What type of argument did Blaise Pascal use for the belief in God?

• Modus Tollens

• The Ontological Argument
• The Moral Argument
• Modus Ponens

What type of argument did J.L. Mackie use to argue God did not exist?

• The cosmological argument
• Modus Ponens

• The teleological argument
• Modus Tollens

What is a disjunctive syllogism also known as?

• Hypothetical syllogism
• Universal syllogism
• Process of elimination

• Conditional syllogism

What does a hypothetical syllogism concludes or ends with?

• A disjunctive statement
• A universal statement
• An argument with no premises
• If statement

What is a statistical syllogism also known as?

• Logical syllogism
• Inductive argument
• Deductive reasoning
• An educated guess

How many steps did Zeno of Citium prefer to present his arguments?

• Zeno outlined his arguments in 10 steps.
• Zeno's arguments were presented in a single lecture.
• Zeno presented his arguments in three steps.

• Zeno used 5 main principles to present his arguments.

What did Francis Bacon use to support a general conclusion instead of syllogisms?

• Empirical observation and inductive reasoning
• Mathematical proofs and theorems
• Logical deduction and reasoning
• Philosophical arguments and debates