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WorksheetsPhilosophy 12 EST Revision
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 17mins
Logic examines
What is real?
How do we know?
The components of an argument
How to be happy
A premise is...
A reason used to support a conclusion
The move from reason to conclusion
The point of an argument
The overall position of an argument
A conclusion is...
The reason given for a position
The move from premise to answer
The overall position being made in an argument
The first sentence in an argument
An inference is...
The move from premise to conclusion
The reason given for a conclusion
The overall strength of an argument
what guarantees the conclusion
An example of an inference indicator is...
Because
and
but
however
An example of an inference indicator is....
If
Therefore
Whenever
Wherever
Inductive reasoning.....
Guarantees the conclusion
Is never false
Attempts to support a conclusion
Is always right
Deductive Reasoning...
Supports but doesn't guarantee the conclusion
Guarantees the conclusion
Is always acceptable
Can't be wrong
A cogent argument must have...
Perfect grammar
Acceptable inferences
Strong inferences and acceptable premises
Fallacies
Inferential strength refers to
The acceptability of a premise
The validity of the conclusion
The strength of the move from premise to conclusion
How strong a conclusion is
Modus Ponens is a form of...
Inductive reasoning
Deductive reasoning
Abductive reasoning
Transductive reasoning
In Modus Ponens, if the first two statements are true then...
The third statement is always false
The third statement is always true
The third statement can be either true or false
None of the above
Modus Ponens is a type of...
Logical fallacy
Deductive reasoning
Inductive reasoning
Existential crisis
Which of the following best represents Modus Ponens?
If A then B. A is true, therefore B is true.
If A then B. B is false, therefore A is false.
If A then B. B is true, therefore A is true.
If A then B. A is false, therefore B is false.
Modus Tollens is a form of...
Inductive reasoning
Deductive reasoning
Existential crisis
Logical fallacy
Modus Tollens can be best described as...
Denying the consequent
Affirming the consequent
Denying the antecedent
Affirming the antecedent
Which of the following best represents Modus Tollens?
If A then B. B is false, therefore A is false.
If A then B. A is true, therefore B is true.
If A then B. B is true, therefore A is true.
If A then B. A is false, therefore B is false.
What is the role of a premise in an argument?
To provide evidence or reasons in support of the conclusion
To contradict the conclusion
To provide a summary of the argument
To provide a counter-argument
What is the role of a conclusion in an argument?
To provide evidence or reasons in support of the premise
To contradict the premise
To provide a summary of the argument
To state the position or claim that the premises are intended to support
What does cogency in an argument imply?
The argument is grammatically correct
The argument is based on personal beliefs
The argument is strong and the premises are acceptable
The argument contains fallacies
Ethics can be defined as
The Greastest Happiness Principle is an important part of which ethical theory?
The universailsability principle in ethics can be defined as
An action is morally right if and only if it can be consistently identified as a universal law
The golden rule in ethics is defined as
Which of the following is an argument in favour of the greatest happiness principle?
The argument that the greatest happiness principle is subjective and happiness is hard to measure
Which of the following arguments is in favour of the categorical imperative?
The boat is blue
It argues
It explains
It describes
It narrates
The boat is blue because it was painted that colour
it explains
it narrates
it argues
it describes
The blue boat will beat all of the other boats because it is blue and blue boats are really fast.
it describes
it argues
it explains
it narrates
Billy sailed his blue boat through the blue ocean and on towards the blue mountains, forever remembering the glory days of the old blue school
it argues
it describes
it explains
it narrates
Utilitarianism can be defined as
Modus Ponens or Modus Tollens?
If it is a boat then it is blue. Dave has a boat therefore it is blue.
Modus Ponens
Modus Tollens
Modus Ponens or Modus Tollens?
If it is a boat then it is blue. Dave has a vehicle that is not blue therefore it is not a boat.
Modus Ponens
Modus Tollens
Cogent or Not Cogent?
Trees all die in winter. Next month is the beginning of winter. It follows that all of the trees will be dead soon.
Cogent
Not Cogent
Which of the following is NOT an inference indicator?
and
it follows that
