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.