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WorksheetsOn Equivalence & Fallacy
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 13mins
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.
Hypothetical syllogism
categorical proposition
categorical syllogism
disjunctive syllogism
It is a term found both in the major and minor premises.
Major term
concluding term
minor term
middle term
There could be four terms in the syllogism.
True
False
The major term is the term in the major premise and serves as the subject of the conclusion
True
False
There could be more than one meaning for the middle term.
True
False
If the middle term has more than one meaning, then one may commit the fallacy of equivocation.
True
False
If the major and minor terms are universal in the premises, they must also be universal in the conclusion.
True
False
If the minor term is particular in the premise but universal in the conclusion, one commits the fallacy of Illicit major term.
True
False
The middle term may be found in the conclusion.
True
False
The middle term must be taken universally at least once.
True
False
If the middle term is particular both in minor and major premises, then one commits the fallacy of undistributed middle term.
True
False
Two affirmative premises may yield to a negative conclusion.
True
False
A conclusion cannot be established for two negative premises.
True
False
If the two premises are particular, we can establish a conclusion.
True
False
If one of the premises is negative, then the conclusion is also negative.
True
False
If one of the premises is particular, then the conclusion is also particular.
True
False
An erroneous reasoning that comes from false premises or irrelevant conclusion which seems to be correct.
illogical
illicit
fallacy
falsity
The fallacy of _____________ is committed when the meaning of words or phrases create a different meaning in the conclusion.
accent
ambiguity
amphiboly
Illicit middle term
This fallacy of _______________ appears when the meaning of a particular word in a premise is different in use as given in the other premise.
amphiboly
ambiguity
equivocation
Illicit major term
This fallacy of ______________ is committed due to the different ways a word is emphasized or accented in a premise.
amphiboly
equivocation
accent
Illicit middle term
The fallacy of _______________ is committed due to the assumption that the whole has the characteristics of its parts.
amphiboly
division
accent
composition
The fallacy of ______________ is committed when one assumes that the parts have the characteristics of the whole.
composition
division
amphiboly
accent
The fallacy of _______________ is committed due to the premises that are not significant to their conclusion in an argument.
relevance
composition
amphiboly
accent
The Argumentum ad Baculum is a kind of fallacy in which a person's character or personality is attacked and not on the issue.
True
False
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.
argumentum ad hominem
argumentum ad baculum
argumentum ad ignorantiam
argumentum ad verecundiam
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.
argumentum ad verecundiam
argumentum ad populum
argumentum ad hominem
argumentum ad misericordiam
This fallacy is committed when someone instead of proving his argument relies in soliciting the sympathy or pity of the listener.
argumentum ad baculum
argumentum ad populum
argumentum ad misericordiam
argumentum ad verecundiam
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.
argumentum ad vercundiam
argumentum ad hominem
argumentum ad ignorantiam
argumentum ad baculum.
Is the fallacy that draws a conclusion from insufficient evidence.
Fallacy of composition
argumentum ad verecundiam
Illicit generalization
illicit middle term
"You cannot see God; therefore, there is no God." This kind of argument is an example of the Fallacy of False assumption.
True
False
