Liberty University PHIL 201 quiz 2 complete solutions correct answers

PHIL 201 QUIZ # 2 INCORRECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED
 Question 1
3 out of 3 points
The first and perhaps most primary law of logic is:

Selected The law of
Answer: noncontradiction
 Question 2
3 out of 3 points
The law of excluded middle states

Selected something either is or
Answer: is not
 Question 3
3 out of 3 points
“Something is or is not” comes under the category of a law of logic:

Selected Tru
Answer: e
 Question 4
3 out of 3 points
In a valid deductive argument the conclusion follows necessarily from the
premises.

Selected Tru
Answer: e
 Question 5
Needs Grading
The Latin phrase that means ‘it does not follow’ is:

Selected An argument put forth in which there is no inference is called "non-
Answer: sequitur", which means "it does not follow"
Response [None Given]
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 Question 6
3 out of 3 points
The fallacy of equivocation occurs when the meaning of a significant term changes in the
middle of an argument.
Selected Tru
Answer: e
 Question 7
3 out of 3 points
This fallacy occurs when an argument is distorted to an extreme and becomes a false
imitation of the original argument:
Selected straw man