PHI 103 quiz 2 week 4
Score for this attempt: 17 out of 20
Submitted Dec 28 at 10:30am
This attempt took 60 minutes.
Question 1
pts
Inference to the best explanation is often expressed in which invalid argumentative form?
Denying the antecedent
Correct!
Affirming the consequent
Denying the consequent
Affirming the antecedent
Question 2
pts
A claim is falsifiable if __________.
Correct!
we know how one could show it to be false
we know how one could show it to be true
we cannot determine a way to prove it false
we can determine a way to see if it is true or false
Question 3
pts
Which of the following is true about inductive reasoning versus deductive reasoning?
Deductive reasoning is always preferable.
Inductive reasoning is always preferable.
Correct!
, Inductive reasoning is often preferable.
One should only use inductive reasoning if one can’t find a valid argument.
Question 4
pts
What is a hypothesis?
The outcome of an experiment
Correct!
A conjecture about how something works
A proven truth
A rejected theory
Question 5
pts
Suppose that the consequence that you predict from your hypothesis do not come true, under which
circumstances can we reject the hypothesis?
If there is a probable connection between the hypothesis and its consequences
If there is no logical connection between the hypothesis and its consequences
Correct!
If there is a deductively certain connection between the hypothesis and its consequences
You should never reject the hypothesis
Question 6
pts
Which one of the following is most likely not an inference to the best explanation?
Correct!
“It will rain tomorrow; the meteorologist said so.”
“My living room is trashed; I must have been robbed.”
“This plant is dying; I am probably not watering it enough.”
Score for this attempt: 17 out of 20
Submitted Dec 28 at 10:30am
This attempt took 60 minutes.
Question 1
pts
Inference to the best explanation is often expressed in which invalid argumentative form?
Denying the antecedent
Correct!
Affirming the consequent
Denying the consequent
Affirming the antecedent
Question 2
pts
A claim is falsifiable if __________.
Correct!
we know how one could show it to be false
we know how one could show it to be true
we cannot determine a way to prove it false
we can determine a way to see if it is true or false
Question 3
pts
Which of the following is true about inductive reasoning versus deductive reasoning?
Deductive reasoning is always preferable.
Inductive reasoning is always preferable.
Correct!
, Inductive reasoning is often preferable.
One should only use inductive reasoning if one can’t find a valid argument.
Question 4
pts
What is a hypothesis?
The outcome of an experiment
Correct!
A conjecture about how something works
A proven truth
A rejected theory
Question 5
pts
Suppose that the consequence that you predict from your hypothesis do not come true, under which
circumstances can we reject the hypothesis?
If there is a probable connection between the hypothesis and its consequences
If there is no logical connection between the hypothesis and its consequences
Correct!
If there is a deductively certain connection between the hypothesis and its consequences
You should never reject the hypothesis
Question 6
pts
Which one of the following is most likely not an inference to the best explanation?
Correct!
“It will rain tomorrow; the meteorologist said so.”
“My living room is trashed; I must have been robbed.”
“This plant is dying; I am probably not watering it enough.”
