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On Equivalence & Fallacy

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A concrete product of deductive (from universal to particular) reasoning where we arrive to a conclusion by deducing it from two propositions connected by a common term.

a)

Hypothetical syllogism

b)

categorical proposition

c)

categorical syllogism

d)

disjunctive syllogism

2.

It is a term found both in the major and minor premises.

a)

Major term

b)

concluding term

c)

minor term

d)

middle term

3.

There could be four terms in the syllogism.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The major term is the term in the major premise and serves as the subject of the conclusion

a)

True

b)

False

5.

There could be more than one meaning for the middle term.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

If the middle term has more than one meaning, then one may commit the fallacy of equivocation.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

If the major and minor terms are universal in the premises, they must also be universal in the conclusion.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

If the minor term is particular in the premise but universal in the conclusion, one commits the fallacy of Illicit major term.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The middle term may be found in the conclusion.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The middle term must be taken universally at least once.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

If the middle term is particular both in minor and major premises, then one commits the fallacy of undistributed middle term.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Two affirmative premises may yield to a negative conclusion.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A conclusion cannot be established for two negative premises.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

If the two premises are particular, we can establish a conclusion.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

If one of the premises is negative, then the conclusion is also negative.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

If one of the premises is particular, then the conclusion is also particular.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

An erroneous reasoning that comes from false premises or irrelevant conclusion which seems to be correct.

a)

illogical

b)

illicit

c)

fallacy

d)

falsity

18.

The fallacy of _____________ is committed when the meaning of words or phrases create a different meaning in the conclusion.

a)

accent

b)

ambiguity

c)

amphiboly

d)

Illicit middle term

19.

This fallacy of _______________ appears when the meaning of a particular word in a premise is different in use as given in the other premise.

a)

amphiboly

b)

ambiguity

c)

equivocation

d)

Illicit major term

20.

This fallacy of ______________ is committed due to the different ways a word is emphasized or accented in a premise.

a)

amphiboly

b)

equivocation

c)

accent

d)

Illicit middle term

21.

The fallacy of _______________ is committed due to the assumption that the whole has the characteristics of its parts.

a)

amphiboly

b)

division

c)

accent

d)

composition

22.

The fallacy of ______________ is committed when one assumes that the parts have the characteristics of the whole.

a)

composition

b)

division

c)

amphiboly

d)

accent

23.

The fallacy of _______________ is committed due to the premises that are not significant to their conclusion in an argument.

a)

relevance

b)

composition

c)

amphiboly

d)

accent

24.

The Argumentum ad Baculum is a kind of fallacy in which a person's character or personality is attacked and not on the issue.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

This is a type of fallacy in which one argues that an argument is wrong since it has not yet been proven as true, or it is true since it is not yet proven to be false.

a)

argumentum ad hominem

b)

argumentum ad baculum

c)

argumentum ad ignorantiam

d)

argumentum ad verecundiam

26.

This fallacy is committed when one argues using expressive language or other devices to excite passion (enthusiasm, happiness, anger, hate, lust or fear) of the people or the crowd.

a)

argumentum ad verecundiam

b)

argumentum ad populum

c)

argumentum ad hominem

d)

argumentum ad misericordiam

27.

This fallacy is committed when someone instead of proving his argument relies in soliciting the sympathy or pity of the listener.

a)

argumentum ad baculum

b)

argumentum ad populum

c)

argumentum ad misericordiam

d)

argumentum ad verecundiam

28.

This fallacy is committed when one resorts to using force or threat in trying to push others to accept the issue. Its purpose is to scare people to accept or to be convinced about something.

a)

argumentum ad vercundiam

b)

argumentum ad hominem

c)

argumentum ad ignorantiam

d)

argumentum ad baculum.

29.

Is the fallacy that draws a conclusion from insufficient evidence.

a)

Fallacy of composition

b)

argumentum ad verecundiam

c)

Illicit generalization

d)

illicit middle term

30.

"You cannot see God; therefore, there is no God." This kind of argument is an example of the Fallacy of False assumption.

a)

True

b)

False