PHI_103 Week 5 Quiz -Questions with Answers

True/False 1 0 Multiple Choice 19 19 Grade Details - All Questions Question 1. Question : Tom: Early humans had a simple form of music played on instruments made from animal bones and skins. Boris: How do you k ...

True/False 1 0 Multiple Choice 19 19 Grade Details - All Questions Question 1. Question : Tom: Early humans had a simple form of music played on instruments made from animal bones and skins. Boris: How do you know that? Tom: Well, no one has proved that they didn’t. Student Answer: Appeal to popular opinion Appeal to authority Appeal to ignorance False dilemma No fallacy Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Section 7.1, “Fallacies of Support,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 2. Question : Confirmation bias is ____________. Student Answer: the ability to prove that one’s conclusions are true the ad hominem fallacy the tendency to accept arguments with conclusions on already believes committing an informal fallacy Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Section 8.1, “Obstacles to Critical Thinking: The Self,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 3. Question : All doctors are people who are committed to enhancing the health of their patients. No people who purposely Grade Details - All Questions Question 1 . Question : Which of the following quotations represents an argument? Student Answer: James is very interesting since he rides a Harley. James has been interesting ever since he started riding a Harley. James has been riding a Harley since Wednesday It makes a lot of sense to ride a Harley Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Section 2.2, “Extracting Arguments in the Standard Form,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 2 . Question : “If he were happy, he would be smiling. He is not smiling, so he is not happy.” Student Answer: Modus Tollens Affirming the Consequent Post Hoc Syllogistic Logic Modus Ponens Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Section 4.5, “Some Famous Propositional Argument Forms,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking. -732045803 MultipleChoice 24 True 0 -732045803 MultipleChoice 24 -732045802 MultipleChoice 42 True 1. Question : In propositional logic, the variables P and Q stand for: Student Answer: logical connectives the words “True” and “False” sentences (claims) categories of things, like mammals and cats Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Section 4.1, “Basic Concepts in Propositional Logic,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking Points Received: 0 of 1 Comments: Question 2 . Question : TV Commercial: “You should buy this car; it feels awesome to drive!” Student Answer: Appeal to Emotion False Dilemma No Fallacy Equivocation Appeal to Force Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Chapter 7.2, “Fallacies of Relevance,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: 0 732045802 MultipleChoice 42 -732045801 MultipleChoice 6 False 0 -732045801 MultipleChoice 6 Question 3 . Question : Which type of inductive argument is the following: “Almost all dogs like to chase cats. Fido is a dog, so he probably likes to chase cats.” Student Answer: Inference to the Best Explanation Inductive Generalization Statistical Syllogism Appeal to Authority Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Section 5.2, “Statistical Arguments: Statistical Syllogisms,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 4 . Question : You know Communism was going to fail! After all, Karl Marx was an alcoholic! Student Answer: Slippery Slope Ad Hominem False Dichotomy False Cause No Fallacy Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Chapter 7.2, “Fallacies of Relevance,” of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: 0 -732045800 MultipleChoice 21 -732045799 MultipleChoice 2 True 0 -732045799 MultipleChoice 2 -732045798 MultipleChoice 55 True 0 -732045798 MultipleChoice 55 Question 5 . Question : After I had been in a coma for ten days after my accident, the swelling in my brain went down right after the priest put holy water on my forehead. The water healed me. Student Answer: No Fallacy Appeal to Inadequate Authority False