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PHI 220 Questions and Correct Answers
For an action to be considered a moral action, it must
be ________________. Answer: Voluntary,
deliberate, rational
Your friend offers you some moral advice: "If you can't
say anything nice, don't say anything at all. "Your
friend has espoused what kind of moral theory?
Answer: Normative Ethics
When we start asking questions about why some moral
principles are the way they are, or about the rules
which guide those principles, we are doing . Answer:
metaethics
The text book notes that religion is not a reliable
foundation for building or establishing a moral theory
because of what reasons? (Choose 2) Answer: 1. not
everyone agrees on religion
2. even people within the same religion may vary on
moral attitudes
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If we are constructing a moral argument, and we
establish a premise based upon a truth evaluable state
of affairs in the real world (as opposed to a subjective
viewpoint) we are building a premise on . Answer:
moral objectivism
is the universalization of moral principles to construct
rigid moral laws, laws which have no exceptions.
Answer: Moral absolutism
A valid deductive argument, in which all the premises
are true, will always necessarily provide a true
conclusion. Answer: True
Stating explicitly what something is or stating explicitly
what something is not are useful qualities of _______
reasoning. Answer: deductive
If a term is too vague or a conclusion it too broad, you
can use _____- instances which prove a generalization
false. Answer: counterexamples
Cogent inductive arguments lend ____ support to a
conclusion. Answer: probable
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After reading "Paradox and Dream" by Steinbeck, write
a short (approximately three to five sentences) answer
to the following questions.
Does Steinbeck convey a positive or negative image of
Americans and the American dream?
To what degree is Steinbeck "profiling" or
"stereotyping" in this work?Is he justified in doing so?
Do you think that this is an optimistic or pessimistic
portrayal of America's future? Answer: After reading
"Paradox and Dream" by Steinbeck, he conveys a
negative image of Americans and the American dream.
Steinbeck is stereotyping the American people. Yes,
Steinbeck has justified what he is stereotyping. I think
that Steinbeck gave a pessimistic portrayal of
America's future.
After reading "Don't Feed the Trolls, and Other Hideous
Lies," write a short (approximately three to five
sentences) answer to the following questions.
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PHI 220 Questions and Correct Answers
For an action to be considered a moral action, it must
be ________________. Answer: Voluntary,
deliberate, rational
Your friend offers you some moral advice: "If you can't
say anything nice, don't say anything at all. "Your
friend has espoused what kind of moral theory?
Answer: Normative Ethics
When we start asking questions about why some moral
principles are the way they are, or about the rules
which guide those principles, we are doing . Answer:
metaethics
The text book notes that religion is not a reliable
foundation for building or establishing a moral theory
because of what reasons? (Choose 2) Answer: 1. not
everyone agrees on religion
2. even people within the same religion may vary on
moral attitudes
Pretest - Stuvia US
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If we are constructing a moral argument, and we
establish a premise based upon a truth evaluable state
of affairs in the real world (as opposed to a subjective
viewpoint) we are building a premise on . Answer:
moral objectivism
is the universalization of moral principles to construct
rigid moral laws, laws which have no exceptions.
Answer: Moral absolutism
A valid deductive argument, in which all the premises
are true, will always necessarily provide a true
conclusion. Answer: True
Stating explicitly what something is or stating explicitly
what something is not are useful qualities of _______
reasoning. Answer: deductive
If a term is too vague or a conclusion it too broad, you
can use _____- instances which prove a generalization
false. Answer: counterexamples
Cogent inductive arguments lend ____ support to a
conclusion. Answer: probable
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After reading "Paradox and Dream" by Steinbeck, write
a short (approximately three to five sentences) answer
to the following questions.
Does Steinbeck convey a positive or negative image of
Americans and the American dream?
To what degree is Steinbeck "profiling" or
"stereotyping" in this work?Is he justified in doing so?
Do you think that this is an optimistic or pessimistic
portrayal of America's future? Answer: After reading
"Paradox and Dream" by Steinbeck, he conveys a
negative image of Americans and the American dream.
Steinbeck is stereotyping the American people. Yes,
Steinbeck has justified what he is stereotyping. I think
that Steinbeck gave a pessimistic portrayal of
America's future.
After reading "Don't Feed the Trolls, and Other Hideous
Lies," write a short (approximately three to five
sentences) answer to the following questions.
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