PHIL 105 QUIZ 1 EXAM 89 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
False - CORRECT ANSWER The goal of an argument is to abuse the audience
False - CORRECT ANSWER "33 + 66 = 99" is an argument.
False - CORRECT ANSWER Every conclusion contradicts what the audience
believes.
False - CORRECT ANSWER An argument that is spoken is no good if it is not spoken
loudly enough.
False
Explanatory arguments assume that their conclusions truly describe what
happened. In this way, explanatory reasons why things happen contrast with
justificatory reasons to believe that something did happen. - CORRECT ANSWER
When an argument is used for explanation, its purpose is to give a reason to
believe that its conclusion is true.
True - CORRECT ANSWER You can give the meaning of a word by describing how it
is used.
True - CORRECT ANSWER An assuring term is reflexive when it refers to the mental
state of the speaker.
,False - CORRECT ANSWER The word "since" is always a premise marker.
False - CORRECT ANSWER Evaluative utterances are used only to express emotions
or prescribe actions.
D = discounting term - CORRECT ANSWER A(n) ___ term is used to indicate a
response to a possible objection.
A = assuring term - CORRECT ANSWER A(n) ___term is used to indicate that the
speaker has reasons for what he says without actually giving those reasons.
it is not possible that its premises are true and its conclusion is not true - CORRECT
ANSWER An argument is valid (in the technical sense used in this course) when
and only when
B = an argument that is both valid and sound - CORRECT ANSWER Mount Everest
is taller than Mount Kilimanjaro. No anthill is as tall as Mount Kilimanjaro.
Therefore, Mount Everest is taller than any anthill.
an argument that is neither valid nor sound - CORRECT ANSWER He can lift 100
kilograms, so he is strong. This is
Either Mrs. White or Colonel Mustard committed the murder - CORRECT ANSWER
Since Mrs. White did not commit the murder, Colonel Mustard did it.
, Which of the following sentences could be added as a suppressed premise to
make this argument valid?
Joe is a farmer - CORRECT ANSWER Joe does not like steak. Therefore, some
farmers don't like steak.
Which of the following sentences could be added as a suppressed premise to
make this argument valid?
D = discounting term - CORRECT ANSWER The message is paradoxical *but*
profound.
G = guarding term - CORRECT ANSWER Orchids manufacture their intricate
devices from the common components of ordinary flowers, parts *usually* fitted
for very different functions.
E+ = a positive evaluative term - CORRECT ANSWER If God had designed a
*beautiful* machine to reflect his wisdom and power, surely he would not have
used a collection of parts generally fashioned for other purposes.
A = assuring term - CORRECT ANSWER If God had designed a beautiful machine to
reflect his wisdom and power, *surely* he would not have used a collection of
parts generally fashioned for other purposes.
E+ = positive evaluative term - CORRECT ANSWER Orchids were not made by an
*ideal* engineer; they are jury-rigged from a limited set of available components.
VERIFIED ANSWERS
False - CORRECT ANSWER The goal of an argument is to abuse the audience
False - CORRECT ANSWER "33 + 66 = 99" is an argument.
False - CORRECT ANSWER Every conclusion contradicts what the audience
believes.
False - CORRECT ANSWER An argument that is spoken is no good if it is not spoken
loudly enough.
False
Explanatory arguments assume that their conclusions truly describe what
happened. In this way, explanatory reasons why things happen contrast with
justificatory reasons to believe that something did happen. - CORRECT ANSWER
When an argument is used for explanation, its purpose is to give a reason to
believe that its conclusion is true.
True - CORRECT ANSWER You can give the meaning of a word by describing how it
is used.
True - CORRECT ANSWER An assuring term is reflexive when it refers to the mental
state of the speaker.
,False - CORRECT ANSWER The word "since" is always a premise marker.
False - CORRECT ANSWER Evaluative utterances are used only to express emotions
or prescribe actions.
D = discounting term - CORRECT ANSWER A(n) ___ term is used to indicate a
response to a possible objection.
A = assuring term - CORRECT ANSWER A(n) ___term is used to indicate that the
speaker has reasons for what he says without actually giving those reasons.
it is not possible that its premises are true and its conclusion is not true - CORRECT
ANSWER An argument is valid (in the technical sense used in this course) when
and only when
B = an argument that is both valid and sound - CORRECT ANSWER Mount Everest
is taller than Mount Kilimanjaro. No anthill is as tall as Mount Kilimanjaro.
Therefore, Mount Everest is taller than any anthill.
an argument that is neither valid nor sound - CORRECT ANSWER He can lift 100
kilograms, so he is strong. This is
Either Mrs. White or Colonel Mustard committed the murder - CORRECT ANSWER
Since Mrs. White did not commit the murder, Colonel Mustard did it.
, Which of the following sentences could be added as a suppressed premise to
make this argument valid?
Joe is a farmer - CORRECT ANSWER Joe does not like steak. Therefore, some
farmers don't like steak.
Which of the following sentences could be added as a suppressed premise to
make this argument valid?
D = discounting term - CORRECT ANSWER The message is paradoxical *but*
profound.
G = guarding term - CORRECT ANSWER Orchids manufacture their intricate
devices from the common components of ordinary flowers, parts *usually* fitted
for very different functions.
E+ = a positive evaluative term - CORRECT ANSWER If God had designed a
*beautiful* machine to reflect his wisdom and power, surely he would not have
used a collection of parts generally fashioned for other purposes.
A = assuring term - CORRECT ANSWER If God had designed a beautiful machine to
reflect his wisdom and power, *surely* he would not have used a collection of
parts generally fashioned for other purposes.
E+ = positive evaluative term - CORRECT ANSWER Orchids were not made by an
*ideal* engineer; they are jury-rigged from a limited set of available components.
