Multiple Choice Questions

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Chapter 1: Thinking Critically and Cordially About Philosophy

Multiple Choice Questions

• An argument is made up of ____.
• Premises
• Conclusions
• Both A & B
• Neither A nor B

• “All elephants are pink. Nellie is an elephant. Therefore, Nellie is pink” is an example of

a/an ___ argument.

• Contingent
• Deductive
• Inductive
• Sound

• “It has rained everyday for the last two months, so it will probably rain again tomorrow”

is an example of a/an _____ argument.

• Contingent
• Deductive
• Inductive
• Sound

• According to _____, “an unexamined life is not worth living.”
• Socrates
• Russell
• Waller
• Wittgenstein

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• “There has been a dramatic increase in petty crime recently, therefore we should

reintroduce hanging as a form of execution” is an example of a/n _____fallacy.

• Ad Hominem
• Strawman
• Appeal to Inappropriate Authority
• Irrelevant Reason

• “According to Wayne Gretzsky, Carmen is the most difficult opera to perform, therefore

it must be a very difficult opera” is an example of a/an ____fallacy.

• Ad Hominem
• Strawman
• Appeal to Inappropriate Authority
• Irrelevant Reason

• “Professor Hamish in the political science department says that something must be done

about the oil crisis, but Professor Hamish hasn’t changed his shirt or combed his hair in three days, so he obviously doesn’t know what he’s talking about” is an example of a/an _____fallacy.

• Ad Hominem
• Strawman
• Appeal to Inappropriate Authority
• Irrelevant Reason
• A common argument mistake is a/an _____.
• Fallacy
• Induction
• Philosophy
• Deduction

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• Philosophy literally means _____.
• Love of Logic
• Love of Wisdom
• Love of Confusion
• Love of Learning

• In the Apology, Socrates is on trial for ____.
• Corrupting the youth
• Inventing new gods
• Both A & B
• None of the Above

True/ False Questions

• Philosophy literally means “love of wisdom”.
• Philosophy only seeks wisdom concerning accidental qualities.
• According to Russell, the questions of philosophy are more important than the answers.
• Aristotle stated “the unexamined life is not worth living”.
• The conclusion of an argument offers proof.
• The conclusion of an argument supports its premises.
• In a deductive argument, the conclusion is already contained in the premises.
• An inductive argument makes a prediction.
• An argument containing a fallacy is a good argument.
• One should always allow emotion to guide an argument.
• “To give a reason that is irrelevant to the question at issue” is to commit the fallacy of

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• To direct an argument against an opponent rather than their views is to commit the Ad

Hominem fallacy.

• Presenting two options as if they were the only two options in order to force a desired

response is to commit the Strawman fallacy.

• An Appeal to Authority is always a fallacy.
• According to Whitehead, “all philosophy is a footnote to Plato.”

Complete the Sentence

• Philosophy is defined as
• Philosophy seeks wisdom about
• An argument is
• A deductive argument is
• An inductive argument is
• A fallacy is
• An irrelevant reason fallacy is
• An Ad Hominem fallacy is
• A Strawman fallacy is
• An Appeal to Authority is
• In the Apology, Socrates is accused of
• Socrates says he provides a valuable service to the state because
• According to Russell, uncertainty in philosophy is important because
• Some of the major philosophical questions are
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