Q U ESTIO N 1
1. There are seventeen chairs in the classroom.
Every chair has a student in it.
There are seventeen students in the classroom.
The above argument is .
valid
invali
d
2.5 points
Q U ESTIO N 2
1. What is the reason given for not allowing statistics to decide your moral rules
according to the essay, "How Not to Answer Moral Questions?"
just because a lot of people think something is moral doesn't
make it moral
thinking it doesn't make it morally correct
just because you have a preference for something doesn't
make it moral
2.5 points
Q U ESTIO N 3
1. All mammals are mortal.
All dogs are mammals.
Therefore, all dogs are mortal.
The above argument is .
valid
invali
d
2.5 points
Q U ESTIO N 4
1. According to the essay, "The Nature of Ethical Disagreement" ethical
disagreements can be resolved through reason.
never
sometim
es
always
2.5 points
Q U ESTIO N 5
1. In the essay, "How Not to Answer Moral Questions" the author uses the term
preferences. Preferences means the same thing as the word "attitude" from the essay,
"The Nature of Ethical Disagreement."
, tru
e
fals
e
2.5 points
Q U ESTIO N 6
1. The two quotes below represent a disagreement in
. "Lying is never just."
"Lying is sometimes just."
attitud
e
belief
2.5 points
Q U ESTIO N 7
1. "So" is an indicator word for a(n) .
premise
conclusi
on
2.5 points
Q U ESTIO N 8
1. Logic is concerned with .
the relationship between the premises and
conclusions
the truth of the premises
the truth of the conclusion
the falsity of the premises
2.5 points
Q U ESTIO N 9
1. According to he essay, "Supreme Moral Principle" the flaw to the
positive golden rule is .
A) It does not forbid the masochist from hitting people.
B) It suggests that the masochist should hit people.
C) You could kill someone for other people's pleasure and it would be
considered moral if enough people enjoyed it.
D) Just because you consider your own self-interest in your decision does
not mean that you don't considers others as well.