Sample Quiz #1

 Quiz #1; 10 am section

1. Is the following a statement?

“Please help yourself to more tofu.”

2. Define statement, premise, and conclusion.

3. List 2 premise indicators and 2 conclusion indicators. 

4. What is the difference between an explanation and an argument?

5. Is the following argument valid?  Why or why not?

“All dogs are reptiles; Fido is a reptile; Therefore, Fido is a dog.”

6. Reproduce the chart that depicts the nature induction and deduction.

7. Why is the “is-ought” gap an issue in logic?

8. Give an example of an enthymeme and then supply the missing premise.

9. Produce a truth table for conjunction.

10. True or false: logic is the study of empirical observation.

Assignment #4: Formal Methods I: Propositional Logic

 Read and do exercises, Van Cleave, 2.1-2.5 & 2.7

Assignment #3: Validity, Soundness, Strength, Enthymemes, Is-ought gap

Begin reading and working through the exercises in Van Cleave, 1.3; and 1.6-1.9

Supplemental (on the is-ought gap):

Thesis XII Online: Volume 22.1

Assignment #2 The nature of an argument

Things to do:

2. Read Van Cleave, 1.1-1.2.  In your notebook dedicated to this class, do all of the exercises.  Bring questions/comments to class.

Assignment #1: Handout CPE, syllabus, defininitions

Welcome to Logic and Critical Thinking. 

Things to do:

1. Research the term "philosophy" and the phrase "critical thinking."  Find definitions that strike you as inclusive and instructive and bring them to class in a dedicated (section of a) notebook.

2. Review carefully Handout CPE and the syllabus; raise any questions about these documents in our next class.