PHI 1010 Final Exam Questions With Correct Answers

PHI 1010 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers

Q1 |:What |is |the |Socratic |definition |of |"critical |thinker"?




a.Critical |thinkers |solve |problems |effectively.



b.Critical |thinkers |search |for |the |truth.



c.Critical |thinkers |communicate |clearly.



d.All |of |the |above. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |all |of |above



Q1: |What |are |the |two |parts |of |an |argument?




a.Premises |and |Conclusion



b.Inductive |and |Deductive



c.Validity |and |Soundess



d.All |of |the |above |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a.Premises |and |Conclusion

,An |assumption |that |is |not |directly |stated |in |an |argument |is |called |a |suppressed |or |an |implicit |
premise.



True |or |False? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True



What |type |of |argument |is |the |following?



[1] |All |noble |gases |are |stable.

[2] |Helium |is |a |noble |gas.

[3] |Therefore, |helium |is |stable.




a.Deductive |argument



b.Inductive |argument |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a.deductive |argument



What |type |of |argument |is |the |following?



[1] |All |emeralds |so |far |observed |have |been |green.

[2] |Therefore, |it |is |probable |that |all |emeralds |are |green.



a.Deductive |argument



b.Inductive |argument |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |inductive

,A |deductive |argument |is |said |to |be |__________ |if |and |only |if |it |takes |a |form |that |makes |it |
impossible |for |the |premises |to |be |true |and |the |conclusion |nevertheless |to |be |false.



a. |valid

b. |invalid

c.sound

d.unsound |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |valid



A |deductive |argument |is |said |to |be |__________ |if |and |only |if |it |takes |proper |form |and |all |of |
its |supporting |claims |are |true.



a. |valid

b. |invalid

c.sound

d.unsound |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |sound



Identify |the |conclusion |of |the |following |argument.



No |Republicans |are |suitable |to |be |president |of |the |United |States |because |no |republicans |are |
in |support |of |same |sex |marriage. |And |only |candidates |who |are |in |support |of |gay |marriage |are |
suitable |to |be |president.



a.No |Republicans |are |suitable |to |be |president |of |the |United |States.



b.No |republicans |are |in |support |of |same |sex |marriage.



c.And |only |candidates |who |are |in |support |of |gay |marriage |are |suitable |to |be |president.

, d.All |repblicans |are |homophobic. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a



When |asked |to |critically |evaluate |an |argument |there |are |only |two |questions |you |need |to |ask: |
(1) |Does |the |argument |have |good |form? |and |(2) |Are |the |premises |of |the |argument |true.



True |or |false |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-true



All |sound |arguments |are |by |definition |valid |but |not |all |valid |arguments |are |sound.



true |or |false |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-true



Who |says, |""No |man |would |keep |his |hands |off |of |what |was |not |his |own |when |he |could |safely |
take |what |he |liked |out |of |the |market, |or |go |into |houses |and |lie |with |anyone |at |his |will."?




a.Glaucon



b.Socrates



c.Aristotle



d.None |of |the |above |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a



Glaucon |argues |that |we |act |morally |in |real |life |because |__________.