PHI 103 WEEK 2 AND 3 QUIZZES

PHI 103 WEEK 2 AND 3 QUIZZES

1. One way to make an inductive argument stronger is to (Points :
1)

make
the conclusion weaker.

eliminate the conclusion.

state
the argument in a louder voice.

pretend
your argument is a good one.

2. All sound arguments are valid, but not all valid arguments are
sound. This means (Points : 1)

validity
is necessary but not sufficient for soundness.

validity
is sufficient for soundness.

soundness is necessary for validity.

validity
is not necessary for soundness.

3. “10 is less than 100; 100 is less than 1,000;
consequently, 10 is less than 1,000” is an example of a (Points : 1)

sound
deductive argument.

valid
inductive argument.

sound inductive argument.

weak
inductive argument.

4. Deductive arguments should never be characterized as (Points :
1)

true.

inferences.

valid.

sound.

5. If I expect that something in the future will be similar to
something in the past, it is likely that I am using (Points : 1)

reasoning.

seductive
reasoning.

inductive reasoning.

abductive
reasoning.

6. In logic, arguments are never described as (Points : 1)

true.

valid.

inductive.

sound.

7. “When I once visited Texas, it was hot. So the next time
I visit Texas, it will be hot” is an example of a (Points : 1)

sound
inductive argument.

valid
inductive argument.

sound deductive argument.

weak
inductive argument.

8. To criticize a deductive argument logically, one might (Points
: 1)

hit
the person making the argument.

show one of the premises is false.

show
one of the premises is true.

show
the conclusion follows validly from the premises.

9. The premises of an argument are (Points : 1)

valid.

inferences.

not valid.

true
or false.

10. Human reasoning tends to use a mixture of both (Points : 1

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