Chapter 1 Quiz

Why Philosophy?
. The term philosophy is derived from Greeks words meaning love of __________.

. Axiology is the study of moral and __________ value.

. According to Aristotle, it is owing to __________ that people begin to philosophize.

. A question-and-answer dialogue in which propositions are methodically scrutinized to uncover the truth is known as __________.

. The study of reality in the broadest sense, an inquiry into the elemental nature of the universe and the things in it, is known as __________.

. A group of statements in which one of them is meant to be supported by the others is a(n) __________.

. Arguments intended to give logically conclusive support to their conclusions so that if the premises are true, the conclusion must be true are __________.

. When we arrive at a generalization about an entire group of things after observing just some members of the group, we are making a(n) __________.

. The fallacy of misrepresenting a person's views so they can be more easily attacked or dismissed is called the __________.

. The fallacy of arguing that a claim must be true simply because many people believe it is known as __________.

. The fallacy of __________ is trying to prove a conclusion by using that very same conclusion as support.

. __________ is the fallacy of arguing erroneously that since there are only two alternatives to choose from, and one of them is unacceptable, the other one must be true.

. If inductive arguments succeed in lending probable support to their conclusions, they are said to be __________.

. __________ is the study of knowledge, including its nature and extent.

. For Socrates the good of the soul is attained only through an uncompromising search for __________.

. Phaedo, Meno, and Gorgias are some of the well-known works of the ancient Greek philosopher
Socrates.

. An argument is not synonymous with persuasion.

. Persuasion does not necessarily involve giving reasons for accepting a claim.

. A valid argument cannot have a false conclusion.

. If inductive arguments succeed in lending probable support to their conclusions, they are said to
be valid.

. An argument requires at least two statements: one premise and one conclusion.

. A valid argument must have true premises.

. Modus tollens is a valid argument form.

. The argument form known as affirming the antecedent is valid.

. This argument form known as modus tollens is valid.

. This classic argument "The Bible says that God exists; the Bible is true because God wrote it; therefore, God exists" is an example of begging the question.

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