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PHIL101_MH_V6
Topic 3: Epistemology: The Search for Knowledge
Started on Sunday, April 3, 2022, 5:12 PM
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Which of the following branches of philosophy does NOT involve questions related to
values?
Select one:
,a. Moral
b. Metaphysics
c. Social
d. Political
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_____ is defined as the philosophical study of art and of value judgments about art.
Select one:
a. Aesthetics
b. Epistemology
c. Logic
d. Metaphysics
Question 3
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The fallacy of _____ amounts to transferring the qualities of a spokesperson to his or her
insights, arguments, beliefs, or positions.
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a. red herring
b. begging the question
c. straw man
, d. argumentum ad hominem
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Thinking that a person's position is frightening because the person himself is frightening
would be an obvious mistake in reasoning. This is an example of the fallacy of _____.
Select one:
a. argumentum ad hominem
b. switching the burden of proof
c. false dilemma
d. reductio ad absurdum
Question 5
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Thales, Anaximenes, and Anaximander are collectively known as the _____.
Select one:
a. Atomists
b. Pythagoreans
c. Milesians
d. Particle Theorists
Question 6
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PHIL101_MH_V6
Topic 3: Epistemology: The Search for Knowledge
Started on Sunday, April 3, 2022, 5:12 PM
State Finished
Completed on Sunday, April 3, 2022, 5:26 PM
Time taken 13 mins 49 secs
Grade 175.00 out of 175.00 (100%)
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Question 1
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Question text
Which of the following branches of philosophy does NOT involve questions related to
values?
Select one:
,a. Moral
b. Metaphysics
c. Social
d. Political
Question 2
Correct
8.75 points out of 8.75
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Question text
_____ is defined as the philosophical study of art and of value judgments about art.
Select one:
a. Aesthetics
b. Epistemology
c. Logic
d. Metaphysics
Question 3
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8.75 points out of 8.75
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The fallacy of _____ amounts to transferring the qualities of a spokesperson to his or her
insights, arguments, beliefs, or positions.
Select one:
a. red herring
b. begging the question
c. straw man
, d. argumentum ad hominem
Question 4
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8.75 points out of 8.75
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Question text
Thinking that a person's position is frightening because the person himself is frightening
would be an obvious mistake in reasoning. This is an example of the fallacy of _____.
Select one:
a. argumentum ad hominem
b. switching the burden of proof
c. false dilemma
d. reductio ad absurdum
Question 5
Correct
8.75 points out of 8.75
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Question text
Thales, Anaximenes, and Anaximander are collectively known as the _____.
Select one:
a. Atomists
b. Pythagoreans
c. Milesians
d. Particle Theorists
Question 6
Correct
8.75 points out of 8.75
