Logic Exam 1 Quiz

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    If he goes home, then he will go to bed.

    • Statement of Belief
    • Conditional
    • Report
    • Piece of Advice
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If this will help, you may take this quiz in preparation for the test. I could not put any of the Argument mapping questions on here, but you can feel free to check some of those out from the book.

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  • 2. 

    All cats are mammals.All mammals are animals.Therefore, all cats are animals.

    • Valid - Sound

    • Valid - Unsound

    • Invalid - Sound

    • Invalid - Unsound

    Correct Answer
    A. Valid - Sound
    Explanation
    This is valid and the premises are all true.

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  • 3. 

    People have been celebrating thanksgiving for hundreds of years.  It is likely that they will continue to do so next year.

    • Strong - Cogent

    • Strong - Uncogent

    • Weak - Cogent

    • Weak - Uncogent

    Correct Answer
    A. Strong - Cogent
    Explanation
    This is a strong argument with true premises.

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  • 4. 

    He walks by my house every single day because I live on the way to where he works.

    • Argument

    • Explanation

    • Expository

    • Statement of Belief

    Correct Answer
    A. Explanation
    Explanation
    This is an explanation. It is telling us why something happens (namely, the man walking past my house every day).

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  • 5. 

    The entire human race will be wiped out by nuclear missiles in the next twenty years.

    • Conditional

    • Argument

    • Statement of Belief

    • Report

    Correct Answer
    A. Statement of Belief
    Explanation
    This is a statement of belief, for which no evidence is given.

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  • 6. 

    Being a living creature is a ______________ condition for being a human being.

    Correct Answer
    necessary
    Explanation
    It is necessary that one be a living creature in order to be a human being.

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  • 7. 

    7 out or 50 people who were polled will vote republican.  Therefore, most people will vote republican in the coming election.

    • Strong - Cogent

    • Strong - Uncogent

    • Weak - Cogent

    • Weak - Uncogent

    Correct Answer
    A. Weak - Uncogent
    Explanation
    7 out of 50 is not enough to make this argument a strong argument. Of course, this weakness also makes it automatically uncogent.

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  • 8. 

    If I do this quiz, then I will learn the material.  If I learn this material, then I will do well on the test.  Therefore, if I do this quiz, then I will do well on the test.

    • Inductive prediction

    • Deductive disjunctive syllogism

    • Inductive Causal Inference

    • Deductive Hypothetical syllogism

    Correct Answer
    A. Deductive Hypothetical syllogism
    Explanation
    If/then statements make up a hypothetical syllogism

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  • 9. 

    Students who go to college are more interesting people than those who do not go to college. They learn information which rounds them out as people.  In addition, they have some area of specialty which gives them fascinating insights.

    • Argument

    • Statement of Belief

    • Illustration

    • Explanation

    Correct Answer
    A. Argument
    Explanation
    This is an argument. The conclusion is not generally agreed upon by everyone.

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  • 10. 

    Being human is a ________________ condition for being a living creature.

    Correct Answer
    sufficient
    Explanation
    Being human is enough to make one a living creature. One could also be other types of living creatures.

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  • 11. 

    GPC insists that students meet a minimum requirement in their GPA in order to graduate.  It is likely that all colleges insist upon the same thing.

    • Inductive analogy

    • Inductive Generalization

    • Inductive causal inference

    • Deductive Categorical Syllogism

    Correct Answer
    A. Inductive Generalization
    Explanation
    Here we are reasoning from one college to all colleges.

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  • 12. 

    Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and the second smallest planet in the solar system.  Named after the Roman God of War, it is often referred to as the "Red Planet" due to its reddish appearance from the iron oxide on its surface.  Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thing atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the volcanoes, valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.

    • Report

    • Illustration

    • Explanation

    • Expository

    Correct Answer
    A. Expository
    Explanation
    This is expository. It introduces a topic (Mars) and fills in details about it.

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  • 13. 

    All women were once young girls.  Abe Lincoln is a woman.  Therefore, Able Lincoln was once a young girl.

    • Valid - Sound

    • Valid - Unsound

    • Invalid - Sound

    • Invalid - Unsound

    Correct Answer
    A. Valid - Unsound
    Explanation
    It is valid, but clearly the premises are not true.

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  • 14. 

    GPC insists that students meet a minimum requirement in their GPA in order to graduate.  It is likely that Georgia State University insists upon the same thing.

    • Deductive mathematical

    • Inductive analogy

    • Inductive generalization

    • Deductive Categorical Syllogism

    Correct Answer
    A. Inductive analogy
    Explanation
    Here we are comparing to similar objects and assuming that what is true of one is true of the other.

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  • 15. 

    All men are mortal.  Socrates is a man.  Therefore, Socrates' son is also mortal.

    • Valid - Sound

    • Valid - Unsound

    • Invalid - Sound

    • Invalid - Unsound

    Correct Answer
    A. Invalid - Unsound
    Explanation
    This conclusion does not follow necessary from the premises. Of course, since it is invalid, it is automatically unsound.

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