HUM1020 FINAL EXAM irsc ACTUAL exam:
QUESTION AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2025 LATEST
Identify the fallacy in the following passage:
My favorite podcast host is stand-up comedian Bill Burr. I really like his opinions
because I feel like I can trust them. I don't trust any other podcast host or political
pundit like I trust Bill Burr. He thinks that feminism is bad for society, so I believe
feminism is bad for society too - (ANSWER)Appeal to authority
Aristotle claims that, for some actions, there is no appropriate "mean." How does
he come to this conclusion? - (ANSWER)He reasons that some actions are so
excessive or so deficient that their means would still be regarded as vice. For
example, there is no such thing as "just enough murder."
ALL substance dualists believe... - (ANSWER)that minds and bodies are comprised
of distinct ontological substances.
What does Aristotle mean when he claims that happiness is the "chief good?" -
(ANSWER)Happiness is the good to which all other goods strive.
Identify the fallacy in the following passage:
Oh, so you're an atheist. What's your problem with religious people? -
(ANSWER)Loaded question
, According to Sartre, which of the following statements most accurately
represents the central thesis of existentialism? - (ANSWER)Essence precedes
existence"
Identify the fallacy in the following passage:
Scientists are wrong to believe in the "big bang." They're trying to say that, outta
nowhere, the universe as we know it just "popped" into existence? -
(ANSWER)Straw man
According to Sartre, to which of the following entities does the statement
"existence precedes essence" not apply? - (ANSWER)A paper-cutter
Why is "qualia" a problem for physicalists? - (ANSWER)Qualia seems impossible
to explain in purely physical terms.
TRUE or FALSE: Plato and William James agree on the definition of "truth." -
(ANSWER)false
What kind of argument did St. Anselm invoke to prove the existence of God? -
(ANSWER)deductive
Why does Kierkegaard claim that God's existence cannot be proven? -
(ANSWER)We use the term "God" to refer to the unknown. The unknown, by
definition, is not provable. Thus, God is not provable
QUESTION AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2025 LATEST
Identify the fallacy in the following passage:
My favorite podcast host is stand-up comedian Bill Burr. I really like his opinions
because I feel like I can trust them. I don't trust any other podcast host or political
pundit like I trust Bill Burr. He thinks that feminism is bad for society, so I believe
feminism is bad for society too - (ANSWER)Appeal to authority
Aristotle claims that, for some actions, there is no appropriate "mean." How does
he come to this conclusion? - (ANSWER)He reasons that some actions are so
excessive or so deficient that their means would still be regarded as vice. For
example, there is no such thing as "just enough murder."
ALL substance dualists believe... - (ANSWER)that minds and bodies are comprised
of distinct ontological substances.
What does Aristotle mean when he claims that happiness is the "chief good?" -
(ANSWER)Happiness is the good to which all other goods strive.
Identify the fallacy in the following passage:
Oh, so you're an atheist. What's your problem with religious people? -
(ANSWER)Loaded question
, According to Sartre, which of the following statements most accurately
represents the central thesis of existentialism? - (ANSWER)Essence precedes
existence"
Identify the fallacy in the following passage:
Scientists are wrong to believe in the "big bang." They're trying to say that, outta
nowhere, the universe as we know it just "popped" into existence? -
(ANSWER)Straw man
According to Sartre, to which of the following entities does the statement
"existence precedes essence" not apply? - (ANSWER)A paper-cutter
Why is "qualia" a problem for physicalists? - (ANSWER)Qualia seems impossible
to explain in purely physical terms.
TRUE or FALSE: Plato and William James agree on the definition of "truth." -
(ANSWER)false
What kind of argument did St. Anselm invoke to prove the existence of God? -
(ANSWER)deductive
Why does Kierkegaard claim that God's existence cannot be proven? -
(ANSWER)We use the term "God" to refer to the unknown. The unknown, by
definition, is not provable. Thus, God is not provable
