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S2 L4 Valid and sound

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is the following argument valid?


All humans are mortal.

Plato was a human.

Therefore, Plato was mortal.

a)

Yes

b)

No

2.

Is the following argument valid?


All singers are robots.

Taylor Swift is a singer.

Therefore, Taylor Swift is a robot.

a)

Yes

b)

No

3.

Is the following argument valid?


All cartoon characters have a funny voice.

Mickey Mouse has a funny voice.

Therefore, Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character.

a)

Yes

b)

No

4.

Is the following argument sound?


All animals live on Mars.

All humans are animals.

Therefore, all humans live on Mars

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

Is the following argument valid?


All animals live on Mars.

All humans are animals.

Therefore, all humans live on Mars

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

A statement...

a)

is a sentence with a truth value.

b)

is always a premise in an argument.

c)

has at least six words

d)

can be called 'valid' in philosophy.

7.

A premise must... (click all that apply)

a)

always be true.

b)

be a statement.

c)

have a truth value.

d)

give evidence for the conclusion.

8.

In philosophy, a conclusion is...

a)

what an argument is trying to show the truth of.

b)

the last part of an argument.

c)

the end of a discussion.

d)

a claim that is always explicit.

9.

P1 All cats are felines

P2 Lions are felines

C So Lions are cats


Tick what applies to this above argument

a)

valid

b)

invalid

c)

sound

d)

unsound

10.

P1 All vertebrates have a back bone

P2 Birds are vertebrates

C Birds have a back bone


Tick what applies to this above argument

a)

valid

b)

invalid

c)

sound

d)

unsound

11.

P1 All fish have fins

P2 Trout are fish

C Trout have fins


Tick what applies to this above argument

a)

valid

b)

invalid

c)

sound

d)

unsound

12.

P1 All mammals are land creatures

P2 Lions are mammals

C Lions are land creatures


Tick what applies to this above argument

a)

valid

b)

invalid

c)

sound

d)

unsound

13.

P1 All planets are perfectly round

P2 Earth is a planet

C Earth is perfectly round


Tick what applies to this above argument

a)

valid

b)

invalid

c)

sound

d)

unsound

14.

P1 All planets are perfectly round

P2 Earth is perfectly round

C Earth is a planet


Tick what applies to this above argument

a)

valid

b)

invalid

c)

sound

d)

unsound