PHIL 447N Week 8 Final Exam ALL CORRECT ANSWERS

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Question (TCO 1) “Thinking about thinking” is the definition of what? Question (TCO 1, 2, 4) What is the principle concern when handling an issue? Question (TCO 1, 2, 3) What are the two condi... tions needed for a premise to offer support for a conclusion? Question (TCOs 2, 3) For inductive arguments, how do we measure their quality as stronger or weaker? Question (TCO 1, 2) The mode of persuasion that Aristotle defined as logos refers to arguments based on what? Question (TCOs 6, 7, 8, 9) Which of the five items below is usually NOT a part of a good argumentative essay? Question (TCOs 6, 8, 9) What is the precise meaning of syntactic ambiguity? Question (TCOs 2, 6, 7, 8) If a claim is made by a disinterested party, we know that Question (TCOs 1, 6, 7, 9) What is the purpose of the rhetorical device called a dysphemism? Question (TCOs 1, 7) ………… purpose of the rhetorical device called a proof surrogate? Question (TCOs 1, 2) What is the personal ad hominem fallacy? Question (TCOs 6, 7, 8) To the overall topic of burden of proof, ………. the rule called initial plausibility? Question (TCOs 1, 2) What is a standard-form categorical claim? Question (TCOs 3, 4) Each standard form of categorical logic has its own graphic illustration known by what name? Question (TCOs 3, 4, 8, 9) Claims are equivalent under what terms? Question (TCOs 2, 3, 4) Logical relationships between corresponding claims of standard-form categorical logic are illustrated in the graphic square of opposition…………..? Question (TCOs 2, 3, 4) How do you find the converse of a standard-form claim? Question (TCOs 2, 5) ………. in concerns for bias in sampling? Question (TCOs 2, 5) In studying a sample, what is meant by the term error margin? Question (TCOs 1, 5, 8, 9) What is the inductive “fallacy of anecdotal evidence”? Question (TCOs 1, 2) What does “attacking the analogy” mean? Question (TCOs 1, 2, 3) What is the difference between an explanation and an argument? Question (TCOs 2, 6) What is the driving concept within religious relativism in ethics? Question (TCOs 1, 6) “If separate cases are not different in any relevant way, then they should be treated the same way, and if separate cases are treated in the same way, they should not be different in any relevant way.” What is this principle called? Essay Question Question (TCOs 7, 8) Read this passage below. When you have done so, answer the question in at least one full paragraph, giving specific reasons. The Passage: One day, out of frustration, your roommate rips several pages out of his or her textbook, rolls them up, and throws them across the room. You go to pick up the pages. “Leave them,” your roommate insists. “It says something. It’s art.” “It’s garbage,” you reply. Who is right? [Show More]

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