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PHIL 109 2/15/24

Total questions: 4

Worksheet time: 4mins

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Class
Date
1.

Identify the implicit premise for the following argument:

Joe will postpone his lunch date because the Ravens are playing.

a)

Joe loves to watch the Ravens.

b)

Joe often postpones his lunch dates.

c)

Joe will postpone lunch dates if the Ravens are playing.

d)

Lunch dates are easy to postpone.

2.

Identify the implicit premise for the following argument:

Joe supports tax cuts because he is a conservative.

a)

All people who support tax cuts are conservatives.

b)

All conservatives support tax cuts.

c)

Conservatives don't like taxes.

d)

Joe has strong convictions about taxes.

3.

True or false: Implicit premises will always create deductive arguments.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What symbols would be used to diagram the following argument?

Life is like a story because stories have beginnings and endings, and our lives have beginnings and endings.

a)

Two arrows

b)

Two arrows and a plus sign

c)

One arrow

d)

One arrow and a plus sign