Week 4 Quiz Review - PHIL 347N – questions with answers
Affirming the Consequent - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔- this is a fallacy
Ex: If I have a car, then I can get to work
Ex: I can get to work. Therefore, I have a car.
* there are other ways to get to work, being able to get to work does not mean you have a car *
Denying the - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔- this is a fallacy
Ex: If I have a car, then I can get to work.
I do not have a car. Therefore, I cannot get to work.
What is the ante - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔- the IF part of the statement
- has to happen first
What is the consequent? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔- the THEN part of the statement
- what happens because the antecedent has taken place
What are the steps to identifying a deductive argument? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1. look for
the conclusion
2. look for the reasons
3. ask yourself IF the premises are true MUST the conclusion be true?
* if the answer to step 3 is yes, this is a deductive argument *
Affirming the Consequent - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔- this is a fallacy
Ex: If I have a car, then I can get to work
Ex: I can get to work. Therefore, I have a car.
* there are other ways to get to work, being able to get to work does not mean you have a car *
Denying the - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔- this is a fallacy
Ex: If I have a car, then I can get to work.
I do not have a car. Therefore, I cannot get to work.
What is the ante - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔- the IF part of the statement
- has to happen first
What is the consequent? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔- the THEN part of the statement
- what happens because the antecedent has taken place
What are the steps to identifying a deductive argument? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1. look for
the conclusion
2. look for the reasons
3. ask yourself IF the premises are true MUST the conclusion be true?
* if the answer to step 3 is yes, this is a deductive argument *