Third Quarter Logic Exam @ Ctk

30 Questions | By Mdsmithctk | Last updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Total Attempts: 37

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1.

What does unum versus alia mean? Why is this concept characteristic important in the study of logic?
2.

What are the four cardinal virtues?
3.

Define inductive reasoning, and give an example.
4.

Define deductive reasoning, and give an example.
5.

What are the four kinds of non-declarative sentences? A) _________________________ B) _________________________ C) _________________________ D) _________________________
6.

What is truth? (Summarize Kreeft's answer to this question.)
7.

Aristotle suggested that practical, productive, and theoretical sciences correspond to the pursuit of the truth, but which one did he identify as being the most important for our search?
- A.
  
  Practical
- B.
  
  Productive
- C.
  
  Theoretical
8.

This act of the mind builds on two premises to lead to a conclusion.
- A.
  
  Simple apprehension
- B.
  
  Judging
- C.
  
  Reasoning
9.

If an argument has clear terms and true propositions, we declare that the argument must be _______________.
10.

________________ is the Latin word for "term," meaning "the end."
11.

Which of the following philosophers suggested that universals are really real?
- A.
  
  Plato
- B.
  
  Aristotle
- C.
  
  Ockham
- D.
  
  Whitehead
12.

What kind of relationship exists between the subject and the predicate when the predicate gives the term's essence?
- A.
  
  Accident
- B.
  
  Specific difference
- C.
  
  Property
- D.
  
  Species
13.

John: "The government spends too much money." Ralph: "John, you're a greedy tightwad." Cite the name of the fallacy that Ralph is committing in the conversation above and explain why it is the fallacy that you claim it to be.
14.

"Fifty million viewers can't be wrong." Someone who uses this phrase may very well be committing what fallacy?
- A.
  
  Ad baculum
- B.
  
  Ad populum
- C.
  
  Ad hominem
- D.
  
  Ad ignorantiam
15.

If a term has two or more meanings, it is an univocal term.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
16.

These terms--triplets, flocks, congregations, colonies--are collective terms.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
17.

She yelled at me. She must hate me. He's a nice guy. He'd never fail anyone. I don't like pickles. Therefore, I will lose the tennis match today. All of these statements constitute this kind of fallacy:
- A.
  
  Quoting out of context
- B.
  
  Ad populum
- C.
  
  Slanting
- D.
  
  Non sequitur
18.

Sam: "Why are you wiggling your fingers like that?" Aaron: "To keep elephants away." Sam: "There are no elephants here!" Aaron: "See, it works!" Out of the choices below, which fallacy is Aaron committing?
- A.
  
  Slanting
- B.
  
  Accent
- C.
  
  Post hoc
- D.
  
  Ad hominem
19.

A feather is light. What is light cannot be dark. Therefore, a feather cannot be dark. This line of reasoning is problematic because the term "light" is used
- A.
  
  Univocally
- B.
  
  Equivocally
- C.
  
  Analogically
20.

When I heard the sharp sound, it made me fall on the sharp knife that I had in my hand, and when I arose, the stars that I saw were a sharp light in my eyes. In the sentence above, the word "sharp" is used
- A.
  
  Univocally
- B.
  
  Equivocally
- C.
  
  Analogically
21.

Which of these terms has the great extension?
- A.
  
  Numbers
- B.
  
  Factors of ten
- C.
  
  Positive integers
- D.
  
  A negative integer
22.

In the system of logic, terms are either ____________ or ____________.
23.

In the system of logic, propositions are either ____________ or ____________.
24.

In the system of logic, arguments are either ____________ or ____________.
25.

"A triangle is a three-sided plane figure." What kind of definition is this?
- A.
  
  Essential definition
- B.
  
  Nominal definition
- C.
  
  Definition by accident
- D.
  
  Definition by properties

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