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Logic and philosophy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Argument in the technical sense refers to?

a)

Premise

b)

Conclusion

c)

Logic

d)

Premise and Conclusion

2.

The branch of philosophy where we learn the techniques of evaluation of arguments is known as

a)

Logic

b)

Epistemology

c)

Ethics

d)

Metaphysics

3.

Who defined logics as ghe study of the methods which help in distinquishing good arguments from bad arguments

a)

Carl Cohen

b)

A.G.A Bello

c)

Kahane

d)

Ludwig widgeinstein

4.

As critical thinking is to logic, (a)   is to ethics

5.

Logic is a branch of philosophy and a tool, but (a)   is a tool of discipline

6.

Which of the following is not one if the laws of thought?

a)

Law of Identity

b)

Law of Excluded middle

c)

Law of Non-Identity

d)

Law of Contradiction

7.

Kahane cited that "if all it does is to enable you talk about some abstruse questions... and if it does not improve your thinking about some important questions if everyday life", which year did he said this

a)

1984

b)

1974

c)

1978

d)

1972

8.

(a)   once remarked that all our dignity lies in thought

9.

Logic is the anatomy of (a)  

10.

Do the law courts appreciate logic

a)

YES

b)

NO

11.

Logic is a branch of (a)   that deals with the study of the basic principles, techniques, or methods for distinguishing between good and bad arguments

12.

Which law states that if any statement is true, then it is true

a)

Law of Non contradiction

b)

Law of Identity

c)

Law of Excluded middle

d)

Law of Non contradiction

13.

Logic helps to detect (a)   in arguments

14.

Which of these does logic has no or less important to

a)

Mechtronics

b)

Semantics

c)

Engineering

d)

Linguistics

15.

How many types of logic are there?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

2

d)

4

16.

________ logics doesn't have any form

a)

Inductive

b)

Formal

c)

Informal

d)

Predicate

17.

Which of the following isn't an example of formal logic

a)

Fallacious thesis

b)

Modus Ponens

c)

Modus Tollens

d)

Hypothetical syllogism

18.

A good argument is one free of (a)  


NB: Write only one

19.

(a)   arguments are fallacious in nature

20.

(a)   determines whether an argument is good or bad