WorksheetsPHILOSOPHY_Lesson 4
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 25mins
it focuses its investigation for the validity of our arguements
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arguements consists of?
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One should investigate whether or not the premises that were laid down support the validity of the conclusion
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connection between premises and conclusion
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one proves in a form of argument must be seen and observed in reality, otherwise it is false
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in logic, there are rules to follow in order to arrive at the correct?
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the thesis or position argued
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which povides the reasons for why the conclusion should be accepted
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any ambigous declarative sentence about a fact (or non-fact) about the world
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series of statements meant to establish a claim
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a statement whose truth an argument is meant to establish
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statement's truth value is either?
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all statements have a truth value
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a statement used in an argument to establish a conclusion
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2 types of reasoning
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a deductive argument is VALID if its premises necessarily lead to its?
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If you were to accept that premises are all true, you must accept that the conclusion is true.
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a deductive argument is SOUND if it's valid and you accept that all its premises are?
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VALIDITY + TRUE/ACCEPTED PREMISES =
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a good, convincing argument is sound
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inductive arguments are not?
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a good inductive argument where the premises are true, the conclusion does not have to be true.
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inductive arguments are meant to make conclusion more likely or acceptable
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an inductive argument is STRONG if its premises make the conclusion?
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If you were to accept that premise as true, you would have to accept that the conclusion was probably true
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an inductive argument is COGENT if it's___ and premises are____?
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a good, convincing argument is cogent
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STRENGTH+ TRUE/ACCEPTED PREMISES =
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faulty reasoning; falsehoods; bad arguments
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fallacy usually follow certain (a) , so there are several categories of common fallacies
personal attack (appearance or buong pagkatao); committed when someone rejects a belief or argument on its source.
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insisting the claim is true because a valid authority or expert on the issue said it was true, without any other supporting evidence offered.
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3 kinds of appeal to authority
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a kind of appeal to authority that is outside their expertise, not expert
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a kind of appeal to authority that has an unspecified source used as an evidence
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a kind of appeal to authority, what the majority believes is the truth; bandwagon; masa
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makes us think that sometimes premises seem related to the conclusion, but they really aren't; being led down the wrong path
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fear used as a primary motivator
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distract from the truth of the conclusion by the use of pity; awa
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argues that something is the case (true) since no one has shown that it is not the case (false); assume
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when it assumes that one of 2 cases must be true, where in fact there are other options as well; limited choices, kung ano lang ang pabor
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all or nothing false dilemma; perfect solution exists and you should search before taking actions; either perfect or rejected
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attacking a helpless caricature of something; it often distorts the original by exaggeration
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one thing will lead to another
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any form of argument where the conclusion is assumed in one of the premises; circular reasoning
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manipulation; sapilitan
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part to whole
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whole to part
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assume that may be the only reason why it happened
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