Deck 1: Understanding Logic and Fallacies

Question 1

The purpose of the premises or premise is to set forth the reasons or evidence given in support of the conclusion.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The words "therefore," "hence," "so," "since," and "thus" are all conclusion indicators.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

According to the Principle of Bivalence, every statement must have a truth-value.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The person usually credited with being the father of logic is Plato.

Question 5

If a deductive argument has true premises and a false conclusion, it is necessarily valid.

Question 6

A valid argument may have a false premise and a false conclusion.

Question 7

A sound argument may have a false conclusion.

Question 8

A statement may be legitimately spoken of as "valid" or "invalid."

Question 9

An argument may be legitimately spoken of as "true" or "false."

Question 10

"Which way did he go?" is an example of a proposition.

Question 11

Propositions are made up of arguments.

Question 12

Voir dire is a vetting process used in selecting jurors.

Question 13

An Ad Hominem Fallacy attacks the person rather than the argument.

Question 14

The Strawman Fallacy tries to strengthen an opponent's argument prior to attacking it.

Question 15

The Red Herring Fallacy attempts to lead the reader off the track to an alternate conclusion.

Question 16

In a convergent argument, if one statement fails, the argument fails

Question 17

In a linked argument, if one statement fails, the argument fails.

Question 18

An enthymeme is an argument that is missing a statement.

Question 19

All arguments have two premises and a conclusion.

Question 20

Determine whether the following sentences are statements.
-The Bhagavad-Gita is part of the Mahabharata.

Question 21

Determine whether the following sentences are statements.
-Who is the author of Beautiful Losers?

Question 22

Determine whether the following sentences are statements.
-I like logic classes.

Question 23

Determine whether the following sentences are statements.
-William Hartnell was the best doctor.

Question 24

Determine whether the following sentences are statements.
-Gasoline is expensive.

Question 25

Determine whether the following sentences are statements.
-Why can't I afford to take classes?

Question 26

Determine whether the following sentences are statements.
-Joe, stop drinking so much!

Question 27

Determine whether the following sentences are statements.
-Chant Hare Krishna and be happy!

Question 28

Determine whether the following sentences are statements.
-Bow ties are cool.

Question 29

Determine whether the following sentences are statements.
-Pasta is delightful.

Question 30

Please indicate whether the following arguments are deductive or inductive.
-If Iginla made the goal, then the Flames won the cup
Iginla made the goal
The Flames won the cup

Question 31

Please indicate whether the following arguments are deductive or inductive.
-For the last 30 years, the Red Wings have won every game
The Red Wings will probably win the next game as well

Question 32

Please indicate whether the following arguments are deductive or inductive.
-All Senators wear the Trojan man on their jerseys
No Flames wear the Trojan man on their jerseys
No Flames are Senators

Question 33

Please indicate whether the following arguments are deductive or inductive.
-95% of all hockey fans drink beer
Mitt Romney is a hockey fan
Mitt Romney probably drinks beer

Question 34

Please indicate whether the following arguments are deductive or inductive.
- For the last three years, an expansion team has won the cup
An expansion team will probably win the cup for the next five years

Question 35

Re-write the following arguments in standard form and then test them for validity.
-Since Miller plays for the Sabers, and Miller is a goalie, it follows that the Sabers have a goalie.

Question 36

Re-write the following arguments in standard form and then test them for validity.
-If Crosby is injured, then the Penguins cannot win the cup. The Penguins cannot win the cup, therefore Crosby is injured.

Question 37

Re-write the following arguments in standard form and then test them for validity.
-All Canadians are from Montreal, and some Canadians speak French, so some who speak French are from Montreal.

Question 38

Re-write the following arguments in standard form and then test them for validity.
-If some Islanders are good players and some Islanders are bad players, it follows that some good players are bad players.

Question 39

Re-write the following arguments in standard form and then test them for validity.
-Either Jeremy Brett or Tom Baker was the best Sherlock Holmes. Tom Baker was not a good Sherlock Holmes, so obviously Jeremy Brett was the best Holmes.

Question 40

Re-write the following arguments in standard form and then test them for validity.
-If Hamlet was written by Shakespeare, then Shakespeare wrote a great play. Shakespeare wrote a great play, therefore Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.

Question 41

Re-write the following arguments in standard form and then test them for validity.
-Since Sri Caitanya was the avatar of Lord Krishna, and Lord Krishna is God, it follows that Sri Caitanya was God.

Question 42

Re-write the following arguments in standard form and then test them for validity.
-The greatest artist of all time painted Girl Interrupted at Her Music. That work was painted by Vermeer, so Vermeer must be the greatest artist of all time.

Question 43

Determine the fallacy committed (if any).

-Richard Dawkins argues that God is a myth, but Dawkins is a heathenistic atheist, you shouldn't listen to him.

A) Red Herring
B) Strawman
C) Ad Hominem
D) None

Question 44

Determine the fallacy committed (if any).

-A recent pole shows that most college students prefer to legalize marijuana. Apparently all students care about is getting high.

A) Red Herring
B) Strawman
C) Ad Hominem
D) None

Question 45

Determine the fallacy committed (if any).

-Students are always complaining about the cost of tuition, but everything costs more these days. Students can't even afford to get to school, let alone pay for classes. Therefore, we need to find a way to bring down the cost of gasoline.

A) Red Herring
B) Strawman
C) Ad Hominem
D) None

Question 46

Determine the fallacy committed (if any).

-Dickens wrote Great Expectations, and anyone who writes a book is an author, so Dickens must be an author.

A) Red Herring
B) Strawman
C) Ad Hominem
D) None

Question 47

Determine the fallacy committed (if any).

-Are you really going to accept his word for it? The man's a psychopathic killer.

A) Red Herring
B) Strawman
C) Ad Hominem
D) None

Question 48

Determine the fallacy committed (if any).

-American television is pretty bad these days. There's nothing on except for "reality shows."

A) Red Herring
B) Strawman
C) Ad Hominem
D) None

Question 49

Determine the fallacy committed (if any).

-"Reality shows" are ruining television; therefore, we must get rid of reality television before all of our sets go bad.

A) Red Herring
B) Strawman
C) Ad Hominem
D) None

Question 50

Determine the fallacy committed (if any).

-Since Shakespeare was a genius, we should accept everything he said as gospel truth.

A) Red Herring
B) Strawman
C) Ad Hominem
D) None

Question 51

What is voir dire? Why is it important to jury selection?

Question 52

How does one determine between a relevant and an irrelevant reason? Why is doing so important?

Question 53

What is the difference between an argument and a testimonial?

Question 54

What is the difference between a fallacious Ad Hominem and a legitimate Ad Hominem?