1. "Consequently" is sometimes used as a conclusion indicator. True or false?
2. Inductive arguments admit of varying degrees of strength and weakness. True or false?
3. In a good deductive argument, the conclusion will go beyond the information contained in the premises. True or false?
4. A sound argument may have a false conclusion. True or false?
5. If an argument is valid then all of its premises are true. True or false?
6. A statement may legitimately be spoken of as "valid" or "invalid"? True or false?
7. If a valid argument has a false conclusion then at least one of its premises must be false. True or false?
8. A proposition is any expression in our language that can be affirmed or denied. List three uses of the English language where expressions are not affirmed or denied. Please give an example of each type of expression.

 

 

 

 

 

9. Please identify the conclusion in the following argument: All successful flirts are masters of eye contact and all masters of eye contact are persons who are genuinely interested in others. So all successful flirts are persons who are genuinely interested in others.

Conclusion:_________________________________________________________________

10. Please identify the conclusion in the following argument: No intellectuals are successful politicians, because no shy and retiring people are successful politicians, and some intellectuals are shy and retiring people.

11) Consider the following argument: Detroit is a city in Michigan and Michigan is a part of the United States. Thus, Detroit is in the United States. This argument is a) strong b) sound c) cogent d) invalid e) none of the above.

1. Argument from Definition b) Causal Inference c) Analogy

d) Disjunctive Syllogism e) Inductive Generalization f) Hypothetical Syllogism G)Categorical Syllogism h) Argument from Authority

12) _____ If our democratic ideals are worthy, then the study of logic is a useful enterprise. Therefore, the study of logic is a useful enterprise given that our democratic ideals are worthy,

13. _____ Since objects expand as they are heated, we can expect that this door-jamb will be tighter in the summer than in the winter.
14. _____ 100 of Ron’s former students were surveyed and 99 affirmed the statement "Ron is nuts." So, it is probably the case that 99% of all Ron’s students think he’s nuts.
15. _____ Human nature is the same whether we are dealing with children or entire nations. Accordingly, just as the child wants to play with her brand new toy, a nation will want to employ its brand new weapons.
16. An argument from definition is: a) deductive or b) inductive.
17. An argument that presents two alternatives and then takes one away leaving the other alternative as the conclusion is a/an _________________________.
18. Which of the following is an example of a vague term: a) box b) chalk c) plentiful d) speaker e) two of the above.
19. A dispute that rests entirely on an ambiguity is called a/an _______________________________________________.
20. We saw that while two terms could have roughly the same literal meaning, they could have significantly different emotive meanings. Please give an example employing two terms with similar literal meanings but distinct emotive meanings.