Logic Quiz

Is a branch of Philosophy that deals with questions about knowledge?

• Ethics

• Epistemology

• Aesthetics

• Logic

What is the analysis and appraisal of arguments?

• Epistemology

• Fallacy

• Logic

• Critical Thinking

Which of the following is not a reason why logic is important

• reasoning is important.

• can deepen your understanding of philosophy.

• it's fun

• It aims to answer questions about the ultimate reality

What is the argument that would be contradictory (impossible) to have the premises all true and conclusion false?

• Fallacious

• Valid

• Invalid

• Sound Argument

Which of the following is a valid logical form

• If A then B.

  Not-B Á Not-A

• If A then B

  Not-A Á Not-B

• If A then B

  Not-AB Á Not-B

• If A then B.

  Not-C Á Not-A

What argument is valid and has every premise true?

• Valid

• Invalid

• Fallacious

• Sound

Which of the following is not a way to determine whether an argument is sound

• it might have a false premise

• its conclusion might not follow from the premises

• the conclusion is claimed to follow with necessity.

• it doesn't follow the valid logical form

Determine which one of the choices is not a definition for argument

• is a heated exchange of differing views

• in this sense, is a reason for thinking that a statement, claim or idea is true.

• is a set of statements, some of which (the premises) attempt to provide a reason for thinking that some other statement (the conclusion) is true.

• is a type of sentence that can be true or false and corresponds to the grammatical category of a “declarative sentence.”

How can you identify an argument?

• ask whether there is a statement that someone is trying to establish as true by basing it on some other statement.

• knowing certain key words or phrases that are premise indicators or conclusion indicators.

• substitute another word or phrase from the list of premise indicators or conclusion indicators and see if the resulting sentence still makes sense

• All of the above

What do you call an error in reasoning?

• Statement

• Argument

• Fallacy

• Logic