PHIL 447 Week 5 Quiz Latest

Question 1. Question : (TCOs 1 and 2) In Chapter 9, we learned the basics of categorical deductive logic. It is important to remember that categorical arguments have a specific structure and purpose. Consider the following question:

Categorical logic has been the principal form that the methodology of logic took for over 2,000 years, beginning with what philosopher?

Epicurus
Plato
Pythagoras
Aristotle

Question 2. Question : (TCO 4) Chapter 9, we learned the basics of categorical deductive logic. It is important to remember that categorical arguments have a specific structure and purpose. Consider the following question:

Each of the four standard-form categorical claims in categorical logic can be displayed graphically in a standard way using what logical tool?

Truth table
Venn diagram
Probability graph
Syllogism

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Question 3. Question : (TCOs 1 and 3) Chapter 9, we learned the basics of categorical deductive logic. It is important to remember that categorical arguments have a specific structure and purpose.

Categorical syllogisms must have two premises and three terms: the major term, the minor term, and the middle term. Consider the following example:

No drugs are harmless.

All prescriptive medications are drugs.

Therefore, no prescriptive medications are harmless.

In this categorical syllogism, the minor term, the subject term of the conclusion, is:

harmless substances.
harmful substances.
prescriptive medications.
drugs.

Question 4. Question : (TCOs 1 and 2) Chapter 9, we learned the basics of categorical deductive logic. It is important to remember that categorical arguments have a specific structure and purpose. Consider the following question:

Standard-form categorical claims all begin with one of a small set of words. Which is the correct set?

All, no, and some
Most, no, and some
This, that, and some
All, every, and many

Question 5. Question : (TCOs 3 and 4) In Chapter 8, we learned the basics of truth-functional logic. It is important to remember that the purpose of truth-functional logic is to determine which arguments are valid and which are invalid, and common invalid forms are known as truth-functional fallacies.

Consider the following question. Which of the following is a well-known truth-functional fallacy?

Affirming the consequent
Undistributed middle
Modus tollens
Modus ponens