PHIL 101 EXAM 1 DEDUCTIVE ARGUMENT
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
a set of statements one or more of which premise(s) are intended to give good
reason to accept the conclusion - CORRECT ANSWER argument
(1) determining the truth value of the premise
(2) evaluating the quality of the reasoning/inference - CORRECT ANSWER What
are the two ways to evaluating an argument?
claims the conclusion MUST be true, IF all the premises are true. (this is what
makes it VALID)
-provides a guarantee of the truth of the conclusion, given that the arguments
premises are true
SO: the premises are intended to provide such strong support for the conclusion,
it would be IMPOSSIBLE for the conclusion to be false. - CORRECT ANSWER
Deductive Argument
A valid deductive argument-even if one or more of the premises are false
A deductive argument in which the truth of the premises really does necessitate
the truth of the conclusion, I. e. it's NOT possible for all the premises to be true
and the conclusion still be false.
Ex: If Barack Obama is President of the USA, then Michelle Obama is First Lady.
Obama is President of the USA. Therefore, Michelle is First Lady. - CORRECT
ANSWER A deductive argument that makes good on this inferential claim is what?
An invalid deductive argument
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
a set of statements one or more of which premise(s) are intended to give good
reason to accept the conclusion - CORRECT ANSWER argument
(1) determining the truth value of the premise
(2) evaluating the quality of the reasoning/inference - CORRECT ANSWER What
are the two ways to evaluating an argument?
claims the conclusion MUST be true, IF all the premises are true. (this is what
makes it VALID)
-provides a guarantee of the truth of the conclusion, given that the arguments
premises are true
SO: the premises are intended to provide such strong support for the conclusion,
it would be IMPOSSIBLE for the conclusion to be false. - CORRECT ANSWER
Deductive Argument
A valid deductive argument-even if one or more of the premises are false
A deductive argument in which the truth of the premises really does necessitate
the truth of the conclusion, I. e. it's NOT possible for all the premises to be true
and the conclusion still be false.
Ex: If Barack Obama is President of the USA, then Michelle Obama is First Lady.
Obama is President of the USA. Therefore, Michelle is First Lady. - CORRECT
ANSWER A deductive argument that makes good on this inferential claim is what?
An invalid deductive argument
