WorksheetsPHIL109010 041619
Total questions: 4
Worksheet time: 3mins
If the following syllogism is invalid, why is it invalid?
Many amnesiac's have experienced trauma.
Jason Bourne is an amnesiac.
Jason Bourne has experienced trauma.
Valid
Illicit major term
Illicit minor term
Undistributed middle term
If I tell you that I will take you to the movies if you do your chores, and I take you to the movies even though you did not do your chores, does that mean I was being untruthful?
Yes
No
What premise completes this ethymeme?
Jason Bourne's left his girlfriend because he could not remember who he is.
Jason Bourne needs to know who he is.
Either Jason Bourne will leave his girlfriend, or he will remember who he is.
Jason Bourne is an amnesiac.
If Jason Bourne leaves his girlfriend, then he will remember who he is.
If I say the world is flat because I believe that it is, why is that a bad argument?
The world is round
You might be wrong
Knowing what you think does not tell me why I should agree with it
The shape of the earth cannot be proven
