Introduction to Philosophy Final – StraighterLine| 87 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Which of the following branches of philosophy does NOT involve questions related to values? a. Moral b. Metaphysics c. Social d. Political correct answer: b. Metaphysics _____ is defined as the philosophical study of art and of value judgments about art. a. Aesthetics b. Epistemology c. Logic d. Metaphysics correct answer: a. Aesthetics What fallacy is it when an argument assumes only two options when in fact there are more? a. straw man b. false dilemma c. begging the question d. appeal to emotion correct answer: b. False dilemma Thinking that a person's position is frightening because the person himself is frightening would be an obvious mistake in reasoning. This is an example of the fallacy of _____. a. argumentum ad hominem b. switching the burden of proof c. false dilemma d. reductio ad absurdum correct answer: a. argumentum ad hominem Epistemology is the branch that explores the sources, nature, limits, and criteria of _____. a. knowledge b. being c. good and bad d. politics correct answer: a. Knowledge Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature and fundamental properties of _____. a. knowledge b. god c. beauty