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Logic Exam 1
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1A statement is a sentence that is either true or false
- ATrue
- BFalse
2Choose the correct answer:
The _____________ is the claim a person is making about how her premises support her conclusion- Ainferential claim
- Bfactual claim
- Cvaluative claim
3There are two different ways to evaluate arguments. They are [blank_start]__________[blank_end] and [blank_start]________[blank_end].
- Adeductive/induductive
- Bfactual/evaluative
4Arguments consisting of only statements are [blank_start]factual[blank_end] arguments.
- Afactual
5An argument is said to be deductive if its conclusion is claimed to necessarily follow from its premises.
- ATrue
- BFalse
6[blank_start]Complex argument:[blank_end] a passage that contains two or more entwined arguments
- AComplex argument:
- BArgument
- CExplanation
7[blank_start]Explanation[blank_end]: a statement or group of statements intended to show why something is true
- AExplanation
- BConditional Statement
- CEnthymeme
8[blank_start]Conditional Statement:[blank_end] a compound statement that is usually expressed by a sentence by a sentence of the form "If x, then y"
- AConditional Statement
- BArgument
- CExplanation
9What is the argument form?
If p, then q.
p.
So, q.- Amodus ponens
- Bmodus tollens
- Cdisjunctive syllogism
- Dhypothetical syllogism
10What is the argument form?
Either p or q.
not-p.
So, q.- Amodus poneus
- Bmodus tollens
- Cdisjunctive syllogism
- Dhypothetical syllogism
11What is the argument form?
If p, then q.
not-q.
So, not-p.- Amodus poneus
- Bmodus tollens
- Cdisjunctive syllogism
- Dhypothetical syllogism
12What is the argument form?
If p, then q.
If q, then r.
So, if p, then r.- Amodus poneus
- Bmodus tollens
- Cdisjunctive syllogism
- Dhypothetical syllogism
13True or false "If p, then q. p. So, q." Is a valid argument form.
- ATrue
- BFalse
14True or false: "If p, then q. Not -q. So not -p". Is an invalid argument form?
- ATrue
- BFalse
15Fill in the blanks for a conditional statement: "[blank_start]If p then q[blank_end]"
- AIf p then q
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- Logic Exam 1
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- Talitha Durgin
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- English
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