PHIL 447 FINAL EXAM
PHIL 447 Final Exam Part
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1.
(TCO 1)
"Thinking about thinking" is the definition of what?
2.
(TCO 1, 2, 4)
What is the simple definition of an issue?
3.
(TCO 1, 2, 3)
What are the two parts of an argument?
4.
(TCOs 2, 3) For
inductive arguments, how do we measure their quality as stronger or weaker?
5.
(TCO 1, 2) The
mode of persuasion that Aristotle defined aspathos refers to
arguments based on what?
6.
(TCO 6) After
identifying the author's conclusion or thesis in a passage, what is the next
step for understanding it?
7.
(TCOs 6, 7, 8,
9) Which of the five items below is usually NOT a part of a
good argumentative essay?
8.
(TCOs 6, 8, 9)
What does it mean to say that a word, phrase, or sentence is ambiguous?
9.
(TCOs 2, 6, 7,
8) In assessing claims, what do we know about hearing the claim from an
interested party?
10.
(TCOs 1, 6, 7,
9) What is the purpose of the rhetorical device called a dysphemism?
11.
(TCOs 1, 7) What
factor identifies a loaded question?
12.
(TCOs 1, 2) What
is the personal ad hominem fallacy?
13.
(TCOs 6, 7, 8)
Generally speaking, the burden ofproof is on
14. (TCOs 1, 2) 2 + 2 = 4
is an example of
15.
(TCOs 3, 4) A
predisposition to think about something in a certain way, such as stereotyping,
is called a
16.
When the speaker
intentionally appeals to your emotions
17.
(TCOs 2, 3, 4)
The main groups of fallacies are
18. (TCOs 2, 3, 4) We
confirm hypotheses by
19.
(TCOs 2, 5) What
is the purpose of studying a sample?
20.
(TCOs 2, 5) In
studying a sample, what is meant by the term error margin?
21.
(TCOs 1, 5, 8, 9)
What is the inductive "fallacy of hasty generalization"?
22.
(TCOs 1, 2)In
forming hypotheses, the Method of Agreement
23.
(TCOs 1, 2, 3)
What are the two kinds of causal explanations?
24.
(TCOs 2,
6) In evaluating the results of an experiment, it is necessary to determine
if the difference (d) in frequency in the observed events in the
control and experimental group is
25.
(TCOs 1, 6) If I
observe that every time I eat Chinese food I get a headache, and I then offer
as an explanation for my recurrent headaches is the fact that I've eaten
Chinese food, I have formed an hypothesis by
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