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PHI 103 Week 3 - Quiz
Week
3 - Quiz
A
claim is falsifiable if __________.
o
we know how one could
show it to be false
o
we know how one could
show it to be true
o
we cannot determine a
way to prove it false
o
we can determine a way
to see if it is true or false
Question 2
This
is the term that one uses to describe a sample that aligns well with the larger
group one is studying.
o
Valid
o
Statistical
o
Representative
o
Skewed
.
Inductive
arguments are evaluated in terms of __________.
o
validity
o
soundness
o
invalidity
o
strength
Question
4
Inductive
arguments should never be characterized as __________.
o
weak
o
very weak
o
valid
o
strong
What
type of inductive argument is the following example?
Most
people I have talked to said that they are voting for Jones.
So
most people are going to vote for Jones.
o
Argument from analogy
o
Inductive
generalization
o
Statistical syllogism
o
Inference to the best
explanation
Question 6
According
to one of Mill’s methods, if there is only one factor that is present in a case
in which the effect is seen and absent in cases in which it is not seen then
that factor may be causally related to the effect in question. Which of Mill’s
methods does this describe?
o
Method of agreement
o
Method of difference
o
Inductive reasoning
o
Method of concomitant
variation
Inductive
arguments are preferable in some instances because they __________.
o
are not as available
o
are more limited than
deductive arguments
o
can be more persuasive
o
have more truth
Question 8
Inference
to the best explanation can also be called __________.
o
Deductive reasoning
o
Abdicative reasoning
o
Inductive reasoning
o
Productive reasoning
Question 9
Deductive
arguments have this weakness when compared to inductive arguments.
o
They are not valid.
o
They involve reasoning
from the general to the particular.
o
They can be persuasive
even when they are unsound.
o
They lose their value
when they are shown to be unsound.
Question 10
Which
of the following is an example of an inverse correlation?
o
The longer you study,
the better your grades get.
o
The taller you grow,
the more you weigh.
o
The lower your water
intake, the higher your blood salt levels.
o
The relationship
between you and your in-laws.
Question 11
What
is the word for an argument that is inductively strong and has all true
premises?
o
Cogent.
o
Sound.
o
Valid.
o
True.
Question 12
Which
of the following is necessary in order for an explanation to be adequate?
o
It does not agree with
other human knowledge.
o
It provides an overly
complex solution.
o
It is noncircular.
o
It is contradicted by
other instances.
Question 13
What
does it mean for an argument to be cogent?
o
It is valid and sound.
o
It is inductively
strong and has all true premises.
o
It has a structure that
is intended to be valid.
o
All of the above.
.
Question 14
Good
explanations often can explain other phenomena. The name for this is
__________.
o
Explanatory power
o
Fecundity
o
Testability
o
Falsifiability
Question 15
One
way to make an inductive argument stronger is to __________.
o
Ignore the argument
o
Offer more reasons to
support the conclusion
o
Call the argument
something in Latin
o
Make it valid
Question 16
Which
of the following is a necessary condition for survival?
o
The presence of grass
o
The presence of oxygen
o
The presence of art
o
Enjoying one’s job
Question 17
One
way to make an inductive argument weaker is to __________.
o
Strengthen the
conclusion
o
Eliminate the
conclusion
o
Make the argument valid
o
Strengthen a premise
Question
18
Inductive
arguments aim for this type of connection between their premises and
conclusions.
o
A true connection
o
A probable connection
o
A methodological
connection
o
An absolute connection
Question 19
This
form of argument is an inductive form that reasons from the general to the
specific
.
o
Modus ponens
o
Statistical syllogism
o
Hypothetical syllogism
o
Inductive
generalization
Question 20
What
is a hypothesis?
o
The outcome of an
experiment
o
A conjecture about how
something works
o
A proven truth
o
A rejected theory
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