Year 9 End of Term Quiz - Unit 1 (Religion and Science)

'A belief or attitude that is held about someone or something without justification' is the definition of which term?.

• Premise

• Conclusion

• Opinion

• Argument

'The building blocks of the argument which should lead to the conclusion' is the definition of which term?

• Opinion

• Premise

• Argument

• Conclusion

A 'statement of belief or attitudes, which should be proven by the premises' is the definition of which term?.

• Opinion

• Premise

• Conclusion

• Argument

'An attempt to give reasons to support one's beliefs, attitudes or claims, in order to convince people that they are true' is the definition of which term?

• Premise

• Opinion

• Conclusion

• Argument

WHICH TYPE OF PHILOSOPHICAL ARGUMENT DOES THIS DESCRIBE?

- An argument where, if the premises are true, then the conclusion must be true.

- An argument where it cannot be the case that the premises are true but the conclusion false.

• Valid Argument

• Sound Argument

• Invalid Argument

• Unsound

WHICH TYPE OF PHILOSOPHICAL ARGUMENT DOES THIS DESCRIBE?

-An argument that is either an invalid argument or an argument with at least one false premise.

• Valid Argument

• Sound Argument

• Invalid Argument

• Unsound Argument

WHICH TYPE OF PHILOSOPHICAL ARGUMENT DOES THIS DESCRIBE?

- This is a valid argument with true premises (differing from a valid argument, where the premises may not be true.)

-In this form of argument, if the premises are true, the conclusion must be true.

• Valid Argument

• Sound Argument

• Invalid Argument

• Unsound Argument

WHICH TYPE OF PHILOSOPHICAL ARGUMENT DOES THIS DESCRIBE?

- An argument where the premises do not provide conclusive reasons for the conclusion.

- These forms of arguments might have conclusions which are true, but they can true by accident, rather than from following the premises.

• Valid Argument

• Sound Argument

• Invalid Argument

• Unsound Argument

WHAT TYPE OF ARGUMENT IS THIS? (SELECT TWO ANSWERS)

There is a hippo in this room. (premise)

All hippos are yellow. (premise)

Therefore, the hippo in the room is yellow (conclusion)

• Valid

• Invalid

• Sound

• Unsound

WHAT TYPE OF ARGUMENT IS THIS? (SELECT TWO ANSWERS)

All dogs have four legs. (premise)

This animal has four legs. (premise)

Therefore, this animal is a dog. (conclusion)

• Valid

• Invalid

• Sound

• Unsound