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1. Question : "If I move to Texas, I will need air conditioning. I don't need air conditioning. So I didn't move to Texas" is an argument form known as
modus ponens.
modus spumoni.
 modus operandi.
modus tollens.



2. Question : A radical skeptic might be willing to doubt which of the following?
3 + 5 = 8
Grass is green.
Cheese is fattening.
All of the above



3. Question : French philosopher René Descartes tried to show that
Gruyere made the best cheese sandwiches.
 all philosophical arguments were inductive arguments.
radical skepticism was the best approach to philosophy.
at least one thing could be shown to be absolutely true.

1. Question : To support a scientific hypothesis, one might
gather data that confirms the hypothesis.
look for ways of refuting the hypothesis.
Both A and B
None of the above

2. Question : Descartes worried a great deal about the threat posed by which of the following?
Christians
Skeptics
Masons
Jesuits

3. Question : A good way to establish a conclusion as true, or probable, is to
insist that you are correct.
construct a strong argument.
construct a fallacious argument.
ignore any objections to your conclusion.

1. Question : "10 is less than 100; 100 is less than 1,000; consequently, 10 is less than 1,000" is an example of a
Student Answer:
 sound deductive argument.
valid inductive argument.
sound inductive argument.
weak inductive argument

2. Question : One way to make an inductive argument stronger is to
ignore the argument.
offer more reasons to support the conclusion.
call the argument something in Latin.
call the argument a deductive argument.

3. Question : All sound arguments are valid, but not all valid arguments are sound. This means
validity is necessary but not sufficient for soundness.
validity is sufficient for soundness.
Soundness is not necessary for validity.
validity is not necessary for soundness.

1. Question : Inductive arguments should never be characterized as
weak.
very weak.
valid.
Strong

2. Question : Inductive arguments are evaluated in terms of
charm.
length.
strength.
depth.

3. Question : A valid argument is one that, if its premises are accepted as true, has
Student Answer:
a false conclusion.
a vague conclusion.
 a pointless conclusion.
a true conclusion.

1. Question : A "good" deductive argument must at least be
an argument with four premises.
a valid argument.
an inductive argument.
an interesting argument

2. Question : Assume you are given a sound argument. What do you know about it?
It is deductive.
It is valid.
Both A and B
None of the above

 

3. Question : One way to make an inductive argument stronger is to
make the conclusion weaker.
eliminate the conclusion.
state the argument in a louder voice.
pretend your argument is a good one.

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