Liberty PHIL 201 Quiz 2 - If one agrees with the conclusion

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Question 1

3 out of 3 points

           

            No inductive argument can arrive at a logically certain conclusion, i.e. in which the conclusion is necessarily true.                                  

                                   

Question 2

3 out of 3 points

           

            Identify the following type of syllogism: “All philosophers are good looking individuals. All good looking individuals are intelligent. Therefore all philosophers are intelligent.                                   

                                   

Question 3

3 out of 3 points

           

            If one agrees with the conclusion of an argument then it is a good argument.                                 

                                   

Question 4

3 out of 3 points

           

            If an argument is sound, it means                              

Question 5

3 out of 3 points

           

            Suppose that an argument applies a double standard without warrant. What would that fallacy be called, according to our text?                                    

                                   

Question 6

3 out of 3 points

           

            This fallacy argues erroneously from the whole to each of the parts:                        

                                   

Question 7

3 out of 3 points

           

            Identify the fallacy: Senator Newkirk’s arguments to increase federal spending for the military should be rejected. He is only arguing because he has several military bases in his state and is beginning his re-election campaign.                               

                                   

Question 8

3 out of 3 points

           

            “Begging the question” is a fallacy of presumption.                         

                                   

Question 9

3 out of 3 points

           

            Identify the fallacy: There are more churches in New York City than in any other city in the USA. New York City also has the highest amount of violent crime than any other city. It’s pretty obvious that to relieve the crime problem we should reduce the churches.                            

Question 10

3 out of 3 points

           

            A well-known fallacy that is usually the result of ambiguous grammatical construction is called:                           

                                   

Question 11

3 out of 3 points

           

            The principle of simplicity says we should try to simplify complex arguments.                               

                                   

Question 12

3 out of 3 points

           

            In the best explanation approach, illumination                                  

                                   

Question 13

3 out of 3 points

           

            Explanatory Scope refers to:                          

                                   

Question 14

3 out of 3 points

           

            The term for beliefs relating together in a way that is mutually supportive:                         

                                   

Question 15

3 out of 3 points

           

            The explanation that can be understood with the least amount of effort, vagueness, and ambiguity has the best:                                  

                                   

Question 16

3 out of 3 points

           

            In a deductive syllogism, if the premises are true and the conclusion is true, then the argument is valid.                                   

Question 17

3 out of 3 points

           

            Invalid deductive arguments are the same as inductive arguments.                          

                                   

Question 18

3 out of 3 points

           

            Identify this kind of argument: If naturalism is true, then all things are determined and there is no free will. If there is no free will then morality makes no sense. Therefore, if naturalism is true then morality makes no sense.                                 

                                   

Question 19

3 out of 3 points

           

            An inference drawn from statistical reasoning is deductive.                         

                                   

Question 20

3 out of 3 points

           

            An argument where one gathers identical particular instances and arrives at a common conclusion:                                    

                                   

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