1. Which of these is listed in chapter 1 of our textbook as an advantage of
using logic?
It makes us smarter than our peers who don’t study logic
Correct!
It helps us to clarify when our judgments are warranted
It helps us to convince others to do what we want them to do
It teaches us that emotions are not important
2. Thinking logically guarantees that __________.
a person will make more money
a person will get a better job
a person will never fall prey to manipulation again
Correct!
a person will have specific methods to evaluate choices
3. Logical arguments __________.
always involve an exchange
are a means for venting emotion
involve quarreling
Correct!
, attempt to use good reasoning to discover truth
4. According to the authors of our text, logic is ___________________.
Correct!
is the study of arguments that serve as tools for arriving at warranted
judgments
is knowing that you are right
is the ability to defeat others in debates
is worthwhile only if you are a philosophy or mathematics student
5. The word “because” is __________.
a conjunction
a bad word to use if you want to make your argument clear
Correct Answer
a premise indicator
You Answered
not a good word to start a sentence
6. Explanations differ from arguments in that __________.
their conclusions do not follow from the premises
Correct!
using logic?
It makes us smarter than our peers who don’t study logic
Correct!
It helps us to clarify when our judgments are warranted
It helps us to convince others to do what we want them to do
It teaches us that emotions are not important
2. Thinking logically guarantees that __________.
a person will make more money
a person will get a better job
a person will never fall prey to manipulation again
Correct!
a person will have specific methods to evaluate choices
3. Logical arguments __________.
always involve an exchange
are a means for venting emotion
involve quarreling
Correct!
, attempt to use good reasoning to discover truth
4. According to the authors of our text, logic is ___________________.
Correct!
is the study of arguments that serve as tools for arriving at warranted
judgments
is knowing that you are right
is the ability to defeat others in debates
is worthwhile only if you are a philosophy or mathematics student
5. The word “because” is __________.
a conjunction
a bad word to use if you want to make your argument clear
Correct Answer
a premise indicator
You Answered
not a good word to start a sentence
6. Explanations differ from arguments in that __________.
their conclusions do not follow from the premises
Correct!
