PHIL 102 EXAM 140 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
False - CORRECT ANSWER 'Philo' is the Greek word for wisdom.
The first necessary condition on wisdom is to: "get clear on what you believe". -
CORRECT ANSWER Please state the first necessary condition on Wisdom as stated
in the 'What is Philosophy?' lecture.
False - CORRECT ANSWER The third necessary condition on Wisdom as stated in
lecture is to 'Get clear on why you believe what you believe'.
The areas mentioned in lecture were religion, politics, and ethics. - CORRECT
ANSWER Please state/name one area where people have trouble getting clear on
what they believe that was mentioned in the 'What is Philosophy?' lecture.
etymology - CORRECT ANSWER The name for the study of word origin is:
__________________________.
The three examples given in lecture were: (1.) people thinking that red or black is
"due" on a roulette table given past roles, (2.) thinking that a dice roll is "jinxed" in
craps because it hit someone's hand, and (3.) believing that a battle in a war will
be won because of the way the entrails of an animal spills out when opened. -
CORRECT ANSWER What was one example we gave in lecture of people firmly
believing things for bad reasons?
Milgram - CORRECT ANSWER The documentary 'Obedience' documents an
experiment entitled: 'The _______________ Experiment'.
,Most generally, the experiment seems to show that people don't critically think.
More particularly, the experiment seems to show that one way people fail to
critically think is to defer to authority.
The second response is better than the first since it provides more specific detail.
However, either response is acceptable. - CORRECT ANSWER Why are we watching
a psychological experiment in a Critical Thinking class? What does this experiment
seem to show?
Their initial prediction was '1/10 of 1%' or '1 out of 1000'. - CORRECT ANSWER
Forty psychologists were asked to predict how many people would go to the end
of the shock board in the experiment documented in 'Obedience'. What was their
initial prediction?
50% - CORRECT ANSWER Forty psychologists were asked to predict how many
people would go to the end of the shock board in the experiment documented in
'Obedience'. What was the actual compliance rate to the end of the shock board
according to both the lecture and the documentary?
thinking about thinking - CORRECT ANSWER Our textbook defines Critical Thinking
as "screening your ideas to see if they make sense". What was one of the other
definitions given in lecture?
logic - CORRECT ANSWER 'The study of correct reasoning' is the definition for
what branch of philosophy?
, Verbal fight and mere disagreement - CORRECT ANSWER In lecture it was stated
that there are two things that are commonly thought to be arguments that are
actually not arguments. Please name one of these things.
The two definitions for argument give in lecture are:
(1.) A reason or set of reasons for thinking some claim is true.
(2.) A collected series of statements to establish a definite proposition. - CORRECT
ANSWER Please state one of the definitions for argument given in lecture:
T - CORRECT ANSWER All arguments consist of, or are made up of, claims and only
claims.
F - CORRECT ANSWER The definition for claim is 'a simple declarative sentence'. In
this definition, simple is best understood as "simplistic" or easy to understand.
T - CORRECT ANSWER In theory, one could have an infinite number of premises in
an argument.
F - CORRECT ANSWER The supporting part of an argument is called the conclusion.
F - CORRECT ANSWER The test for a matter of fact is: when two people disagree,
one person is right and the other is wrong.
In a Matter of Opinion, when two people disagree, both are correct. - CORRECT
ANSWER What is the test for a matter of opinion given in lecture?
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
False - CORRECT ANSWER 'Philo' is the Greek word for wisdom.
The first necessary condition on wisdom is to: "get clear on what you believe". -
CORRECT ANSWER Please state the first necessary condition on Wisdom as stated
in the 'What is Philosophy?' lecture.
False - CORRECT ANSWER The third necessary condition on Wisdom as stated in
lecture is to 'Get clear on why you believe what you believe'.
The areas mentioned in lecture were religion, politics, and ethics. - CORRECT
ANSWER Please state/name one area where people have trouble getting clear on
what they believe that was mentioned in the 'What is Philosophy?' lecture.
etymology - CORRECT ANSWER The name for the study of word origin is:
__________________________.
The three examples given in lecture were: (1.) people thinking that red or black is
"due" on a roulette table given past roles, (2.) thinking that a dice roll is "jinxed" in
craps because it hit someone's hand, and (3.) believing that a battle in a war will
be won because of the way the entrails of an animal spills out when opened. -
CORRECT ANSWER What was one example we gave in lecture of people firmly
believing things for bad reasons?
Milgram - CORRECT ANSWER The documentary 'Obedience' documents an
experiment entitled: 'The _______________ Experiment'.
,Most generally, the experiment seems to show that people don't critically think.
More particularly, the experiment seems to show that one way people fail to
critically think is to defer to authority.
The second response is better than the first since it provides more specific detail.
However, either response is acceptable. - CORRECT ANSWER Why are we watching
a psychological experiment in a Critical Thinking class? What does this experiment
seem to show?
Their initial prediction was '1/10 of 1%' or '1 out of 1000'. - CORRECT ANSWER
Forty psychologists were asked to predict how many people would go to the end
of the shock board in the experiment documented in 'Obedience'. What was their
initial prediction?
50% - CORRECT ANSWER Forty psychologists were asked to predict how many
people would go to the end of the shock board in the experiment documented in
'Obedience'. What was the actual compliance rate to the end of the shock board
according to both the lecture and the documentary?
thinking about thinking - CORRECT ANSWER Our textbook defines Critical Thinking
as "screening your ideas to see if they make sense". What was one of the other
definitions given in lecture?
logic - CORRECT ANSWER 'The study of correct reasoning' is the definition for
what branch of philosophy?
, Verbal fight and mere disagreement - CORRECT ANSWER In lecture it was stated
that there are two things that are commonly thought to be arguments that are
actually not arguments. Please name one of these things.
The two definitions for argument give in lecture are:
(1.) A reason or set of reasons for thinking some claim is true.
(2.) A collected series of statements to establish a definite proposition. - CORRECT
ANSWER Please state one of the definitions for argument given in lecture:
T - CORRECT ANSWER All arguments consist of, or are made up of, claims and only
claims.
F - CORRECT ANSWER The definition for claim is 'a simple declarative sentence'. In
this definition, simple is best understood as "simplistic" or easy to understand.
T - CORRECT ANSWER In theory, one could have an infinite number of premises in
an argument.
F - CORRECT ANSWER The supporting part of an argument is called the conclusion.
F - CORRECT ANSWER The test for a matter of fact is: when two people disagree,
one person is right and the other is wrong.
In a Matter of Opinion, when two people disagree, both are correct. - CORRECT
ANSWER What is the test for a matter of opinion given in lecture?
