PHILOSOPHY 106- EXAM ONE (WALLACE
STATE COMM. COLLEGE - ANDREW BALL)
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS.
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Term
What are the five main branches of philosophy ?
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Necessary conditions- a condition that necessarily must be the case in order for
something else to occur
Sufficient - a condition that is completely and absolutely sufficient (guarantees)
for making Y occur.
, Modus Pones= If p, then q= therefore q
Modus Tollens= If p, then q. Not q. Therefore not p.
Hypothetical Syllogism= If p , then q. If q, then r. therefore, if p then r.
Metaphysics- what is existence ?
being? Epistemology- what is
knowledge
Moral Philosophy - what does "good
mean" Social and Political- What is
Justice ? Liberty? Logic- What are
arguments ?
deductive - the kind of argument has a particular form such that it gives it
premises are true, then its conclusion must be true. ( FORM IS IMPORTANT
!!)
Inductive - the kind of argument is such that if its premises are true, then
its conclusions is likely true.
Don't know?
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Term
Inductive fallacy
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Premise 1: Having just arrived in Ohio, I saw a white squirrel.
Conclusion: All Ohio Squirrels are white.
(While there are many, many squirrels in Ohio, the white ones are very
rare).
!!! content that hinders the argument/ premises from achieving
the three criteria
using the endorsement , approval or voice of an authority to make an
argument seem more convincing. When students voice their opinions
in a synthesis essay, they often quote from authority figures to support
, their opinions.
STATE COMM. COLLEGE - ANDREW BALL)
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS.
1 of 27
Term
What are the five main branches of philosophy ?
Give this one a try later!
Necessary conditions- a condition that necessarily must be the case in order for
something else to occur
Sufficient - a condition that is completely and absolutely sufficient (guarantees)
for making Y occur.
, Modus Pones= If p, then q= therefore q
Modus Tollens= If p, then q. Not q. Therefore not p.
Hypothetical Syllogism= If p , then q. If q, then r. therefore, if p then r.
Metaphysics- what is existence ?
being? Epistemology- what is
knowledge
Moral Philosophy - what does "good
mean" Social and Political- What is
Justice ? Liberty? Logic- What are
arguments ?
deductive - the kind of argument has a particular form such that it gives it
premises are true, then its conclusion must be true. ( FORM IS IMPORTANT
!!)
Inductive - the kind of argument is such that if its premises are true, then
its conclusions is likely true.
Don't know?
2 of 27
Term
Inductive fallacy
Give this one a try later!
Premise 1: Having just arrived in Ohio, I saw a white squirrel.
Conclusion: All Ohio Squirrels are white.
(While there are many, many squirrels in Ohio, the white ones are very
rare).
!!! content that hinders the argument/ premises from achieving
the three criteria
using the endorsement , approval or voice of an authority to make an
argument seem more convincing. When students voice their opinions
in a synthesis essay, they often quote from authority figures to support
, their opinions.
