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STRAIGHTERLINE INTRODUCTION TO
PHILOSOPHY FINAL STUDY WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED
Which of the following is a common myth about philosophy? -
correct answer-Philosophical questions are simply semantic
disputes in which no one opinion is any better or worse than
another is.
In philosophy, what is an argument? - correct answer-Giving
reasons for a belief.
What fallacy is it when an argument attacks the person rather
than the person's beliefs? - correct answer-Argumentum ad
Hominem
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What fallacy is it when an argument assumes only two options
when in fact there are more? - correct answer-Black or White
Fallacy
"I don't agree with Jones when she says we should wait for a trial,
and I'll tell you why. I don't approve of letting someone get away
with murder! That's why I say let's hang him now!" What fallacy
does this most clearly illustrate? - correct answer-Red Herring
What must be the case for an argument to succeed with a rational
person? - correct answer-The premises must be acceptable and
they must logically support the conclusion.
Aristotle's primary area of interest was - correct answer-
metaphysics.
Which of the following is not one of the ten basic categories
Aristotle used to describe the ways in which humans think about
things? - correct answer-weight
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How many souls did Aristotle believe humans have? - correct
answer-three
Aristotle's works include all of the following except: - correct
answer-Nicomachean Ethics
What is a thing, according to Aristotle? - correct answer-A specific
form in a particular hunk of matter.
What does Aristotle mean by the efficient cause of a thing? -
correct answer-Where it came from.
If you want to say what a thing is, which of Aristotle's four causes
must you provide? - correct answer-The formal cause.
What did Aristotle say about all change? - correct answer-It is a
movement from potentiality to actuality.
STRAIGHTERLINE INTRODUCTION TO
PHILOSOPHY FINAL STUDY WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED
Which of the following is a common myth about philosophy? -
correct answer-Philosophical questions are simply semantic
disputes in which no one opinion is any better or worse than
another is.
In philosophy, what is an argument? - correct answer-Giving
reasons for a belief.
What fallacy is it when an argument attacks the person rather
than the person's beliefs? - correct answer-Argumentum ad
Hominem
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What fallacy is it when an argument assumes only two options
when in fact there are more? - correct answer-Black or White
Fallacy
"I don't agree with Jones when she says we should wait for a trial,
and I'll tell you why. I don't approve of letting someone get away
with murder! That's why I say let's hang him now!" What fallacy
does this most clearly illustrate? - correct answer-Red Herring
What must be the case for an argument to succeed with a rational
person? - correct answer-The premises must be acceptable and
they must logically support the conclusion.
Aristotle's primary area of interest was - correct answer-
metaphysics.
Which of the following is not one of the ten basic categories
Aristotle used to describe the ways in which humans think about
things? - correct answer-weight
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How many souls did Aristotle believe humans have? - correct
answer-three
Aristotle's works include all of the following except: - correct
answer-Nicomachean Ethics
What is a thing, according to Aristotle? - correct answer-A specific
form in a particular hunk of matter.
What does Aristotle mean by the efficient cause of a thing? -
correct answer-Where it came from.
If you want to say what a thing is, which of Aristotle's four causes
must you provide? - correct answer-The formal cause.
What did Aristotle say about all change? - correct answer-It is a
movement from potentiality to actuality.
