QUIZ #1 REVIEW
PHIL 002, Dobra

Name ________________________________

From the following list, decide which are claims and which are not? Circle the claims:

  1. What is the purpose of voting?
  2. Voting to be heard.
  3. Vote now!
  4. If you don't vote, you have no reason to complain.
  5. Because voting is essential.
From the following list, decide which are arguments and which are not. Circle the arguments. For the arguments, identify the conclusion and the premise by underlining the conclusion once and the premise twice:
  1.  I'm going now. Watch me walk.
  2.  I'm going now. You hurt my feelings.
  3. It's time I stood up for myself, so I'm going now.
  4. Here I go. Iím going. I swear I'm walking out! Now!
  5. Because you have insulted me, I'm going.
From the following list, decide which are issues and which are not. Circle the issues:
  1. Why the U.S. should invade Iraq.
  2. Should the U.S. invade Iraq?
  3. The issue is whether the U.S. should invade Iraq.
  4. The U.S. should not invade Iraq.
From the following list, decide which are claims are facts and which are judgments. Circle the facts:
  1. The earth revolves around the sun.
  2. It's a good thing that the earth revolves around the sun.
  3. If the earth stopped revolving, we'd all die.
  4. The revolution of the earth is more important than political revolution among humans.
  5. The earth has a consciousness.
Put the following enthymemes in the form A --> B because A -->C. (Remember, the conclusion is A--> B and the premise is A --> C). Then, reconstruct the implied premise using the formula "All things (or people) that ---> C --> B" and rephrase into natural English.
  1. I am walking out of here because I don't feel good.
  2. I'm going now. You hurt my feelings.
  3. Insulting me is not a nice thing to do because I don't feel good about myself when you insult me.
  4. It's time I stood up for myself, so I'm going now.
Put the following in the form of a syllogism (3 claims: conclusion on bottom, 2 premises on top):

Reasoning well is hard because it can be deceptive.