Modus tollens Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Circular Reasoning - correct answer P because Q and Q because P Argument goes in a circle. Appeal to the Crowd - correct answer Most of expert crowd agrees on something that is right. Appeal to Pity - correct answer Compassionate to do something, therefore you should. Genetic Fallacy - correct answer ...

PHI 103 Week 5 Quiz Question 1 Spouse: “I know that you get angry a lot. I’m sure that pretty soon you will hit me or something. And what are we gonna do when we have kids? You will probably beat them until they run out of the house and I will be left childless and abused! Correct! Slippery Slope Begging the Question Red Herring No Fallacy Question 2 “If he were happy, he would be smiling. He is not smiling, so he is not happy.” Correct! Modus Tollens ...

What is philosophy? (def) - is the attempt to provide for oneself an outlook on life based on broad fundamental principles underlying everything What is philosophy? (explanation) - defined by a concern of normative issues (what we ought to do) than is found in other objects Branches of Philosophy - 1 Logic (think or argue) 2Knowledge (Epistemology) 3Ethics (right from wrong) 4Political Philosophy (government form) 5Aesthetics (beauty) Constructive task of philosophy - attemp...

Chapter 1 ETHICS AND THE EXAMINED LIFE MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Not thinking too deeply or too systematically about ethical concerns a. isolates you from other people. c. ensures that no moral dilemmas arise. b. undermines your personal freedom. d. helps guide you to moral truth. 2. Which of the following is the overall point of the author’s discussion of “doing ethics”? a. Doing ethics is difficult, but not doing it is foolish. b. Doing ethics requires many years of careful study. c. Most peopl...

Propositions statements that are true or false. ex. 1+1=2 Non-Propositions statement that cannot be true or false. EX. Lets go fly a kite Simple propositions simply true or false on their own. Complex propositions Truth depends on the truth of their parts and their internal logic. ex. this soda is coke or pepsi. Words used to identify Independent Propositions and or either.....or..... but if.....then...... Bad inferential structure argument is bad, be...

Chapter 1 ETHICS AND THE EXAMINED LIFE MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Not thinking too deeply or too systematically about ethical concerns a. isolates you from other people. c. ensures that no moral dilemmas arise. b. undermines your personal freedom. d. helps guide you to moral truth. 2. Which of the following is the overall point of the author’s discussion of “doing ethics”? a. Doing ethics is difficult, but not doing it is foolish. b. Doing ethics requires many years of careful study. c. Mo...

If an argument has all true premises and a false conclusion, then the argument is sound. - correct answer False Some valid arguments are not sound. - correct answer True All sound arguments are valid. - correct answer True The epistemology of ethics is a sub-branch of Metaethics. - correct answer True The following argument is valid: 1. If cows are reptiles, then cows lay eggs. 2. Cows are not reptiles. 3. Therefore, cows do not lay eggs. - correct answer False Some valid argum...

Reason and Evidence D265 A+ GRADED Propositions statements that are true or false. ex. 1+1=2 Non-Propositions statement that cannot be true or false. EX. Lets go fly a kite Simple propositions simply true or false on their own. Complex propositions Truth depends on the truth of their parts and their internal logic. ex. this soda is coke or pepsi. Words used to identify Independent Propositions and or either.....or..... but if.....then...... Bad inferential stru...

WGU D265 Terms UPDATED Critical Thinking - ANS the ability to think carefully about thinking and reasoning—to criticize your own reasoning. Propositions - ANS statements that can be true or false Simple Proposition - ANS have no internal logical structure, meaning whether they are true or false does not depend on whether a part of them is true or false The sky is blue. Complex Proposition - ANS have internal logical structure, meaning they are composed of simple propositions....

Critical Thinking: Reason and Evidence A+ GRADED Critical Thinking - ANS The ability to think carefully about thinking and reasoning--to criticize your own reasoning. Critical - ANS Reflective, careful, or attentive to potential errors. Critical Thinking - ANS Being curious and thinking creatively; Being billing to go the next step and think about all of the possible positions and arguments before settling into a position. Critical Thinking - ANS Separating the thinking from th...