Test Bank for A Concise Introduction to
Logic Chapters 1-3 Test Review 14th
Edition by Patrick J. Hurley
A valid deductive argument is an argument such that it is impossible for the premises to be true
and the conclusion false. - ANSTrue
A weak inductive argument is an inductive argument such that the conclusion does not follow
probably from the premises, even though it is claimed to. - ANSTrue
An inductive argument is cogent if it is strong and has all true premises. - ANSTrue
An invalid argument will be sound if all of its premises are true. - ANSFalse
An argument may legitimately be spoken of as "true" or "false." - ANSFalse
Every proposition (statement) has a truth value. - ANSTrue
A strong argument may have false premises and a probably false conclusion. - ANSTrue
The intensional meaning of a term consists of the attributes connoted by the term. - ANSTrue
The extensional meaning of a term consists of the members of the class denoted by the term. -
ANSTrue
The definiens is the word or group of words that assigns a meaning to the word being defined. -
ANSTrue
The species is a subclass of the genus. - ANSTrue
The order of increasing intension is always the same as that of decreasing extension. -
ANSFalse
A lexical definition reports the way a word is actually used in a language. - ANSTrue
Formal fallacy is one that may be identified by merely examining the form or structure of an
argument. - ANSTrue
Logic Chapters 1-3 Test Review 14th
Edition by Patrick J. Hurley
A valid deductive argument is an argument such that it is impossible for the premises to be true
and the conclusion false. - ANSTrue
A weak inductive argument is an inductive argument such that the conclusion does not follow
probably from the premises, even though it is claimed to. - ANSTrue
An inductive argument is cogent if it is strong and has all true premises. - ANSTrue
An invalid argument will be sound if all of its premises are true. - ANSFalse
An argument may legitimately be spoken of as "true" or "false." - ANSFalse
Every proposition (statement) has a truth value. - ANSTrue
A strong argument may have false premises and a probably false conclusion. - ANSTrue
The intensional meaning of a term consists of the attributes connoted by the term. - ANSTrue
The extensional meaning of a term consists of the members of the class denoted by the term. -
ANSTrue
The definiens is the word or group of words that assigns a meaning to the word being defined. -
ANSTrue
The species is a subclass of the genus. - ANSTrue
The order of increasing intension is always the same as that of decreasing extension. -
ANSFalse
A lexical definition reports the way a word is actually used in a language. - ANSTrue
Formal fallacy is one that may be identified by merely examining the form or structure of an
argument. - ANSTrue
