Logic

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