ChancellorSnowWasp30
QUESTION 1 True or false: the following argument is valid. (a….
QUESTION 1
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)i. We have never received signals from any part of space.ii. Therefore, there is no life anywhere else in the universe.
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False
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QUESTION 2
True or false: The following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false) i. The sun has risen in the past billion years. ii. Therefore, the sun will rise tomorrow.
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False
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QUESTION 3
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)”Austrians gave a lot of money to charity last year. So the Yankees will win the next World Series.”
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 4
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)”Milo is the greediest cat in Old Marston. Old Marston is a rich village. Therefore, Milo will be eating a lot of steak.”
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 5
True or false: The following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)”I can’t get through to the box office. So there’s no way we can go the Proms. For we can’t go to the Proms without a ticket, and the only way we can get a ticket is if I can get through to the box office.”
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 6
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)”A fetus is a person. If a fetus is a person, then abortion is wrong. Therefore, abortion is wrong.”
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 7
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)1) Where there is poverty there is crime.2) There is poverty in Camberwell.3) Therefore, there is crime in Camberwell.
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 8
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)”If he loves me then he will give me flowers. He gave me flowers. So he loves me.”
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 9
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)1) All ducks quack.2) Donald is a duck.3) Therefore, Donald quacks.
True
False
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QUESTION 10
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)”James will want to go the party. For Mary will be at the party, and James always wants to go where Mary’s going.”
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 11
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)1) Jenny lives in Paris.2) Paris is in New Zealand.3) Therefore, Jenny lives in New Zealand.
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 12
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)”If you know something, then what you know is true. So any proposition that is false is one that you cannot know.”
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 13
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)”John shot himself. So John is dead.”
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 14
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)1) Where there is poverty there is crime.2) There is crime in Camberwell.3) Therefore, there must be poverty in Camberwell.
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 15
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)”The article reported that 80% of Americans do not believe Martians exist. Therefore, they don’t.”
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 16
True or false: The following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false) i. We have not proven that life on other planets exists. ii. Therefore, life on other planets does not exist.
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 17
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)i. Nobody has proven that UFO’s don’t exist.ii. Therefore, they don’t exist.
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 18
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)”If I drink then I will be happy. If I am happy then I will dance. So if I drink then I will dance.”
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 19
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)”There are seven thousand tickets in the Christmas raffle. I only bought one ticket. So I’m not going to win.”
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 20
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)”Tim is an idiot. He threw out a bottle of perfectly good milk, and only an idiot would throw out good milk.”
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 21
True or false: The following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false) i. Many drug addicts who came through the courts admit they started on marijuana. ii. Therefore, marijuana causes addiction to hard drugs.
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 22
True or false: The following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)i. There are only two possible solutions to the mind-body problem: physicalism or dualism, and not both. ii. Physicalism is the solution. iii. Therefore, dualism is not the solution.
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 23
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)1) All kangaroos are mammals.2) Some mammals are marsupials.2) Therefore, all kangaroos are marsupials.
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 24
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)”All whales have wings. Moby does not have wings. So Moby is not a whale.”
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 25
True or false: The following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)i. All fish lay eggs.ii. Dolphins are fish.iii. Therefore, dolphins lay eggs.
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 26
True or false: The following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false) i. All basketball players are tall. ii. Smith is tall. iii. Therefore, Smith is a basketball player.
True
False
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QUESTION 27
True or false: The following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false) i. These pears are from the basket, and they are ripe. ii. So all pears in the basket are ripe.
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 28
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)1) Men are from Mars.2) Women are from Venus.3) Therefore, men and women will never understand each other.
True
False
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QUESTION 29
True or false: The following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false) i. Only US citizens vote in American elections. ii. Chomsky votes in American elections. iii. So, Chomsky is a US citizen
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False
1 points
QUESTION 30
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)”If a fetus is a person, then abortion is wrong. A fetus is not a person. Therefore, abortion is not wrong.”
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 31
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)”All management consultants are bald. Peter is bald. So Peter is a management consultant.”
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 32
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)”If time travel is possible, we would now have lots of time-travel visitors from the future. But we have no such visitors. So time travel is not possible.”
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 33
True or false: The following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false) i. ‘Clinton didn’t lie’ has not been shown to be false. ii. Therefore, Clinton didn’t lie.
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 34
True or false: The following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false) i. A has property P. ii. A is identical to B. iii. Therefore, B has property P.
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 35
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)1) All female logicians are clear thinkers.2) All lawyers are clear thinkers.3) Therefore, all female logicians are lawyers.
True
False
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QUESTION 36
True or false: the following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false)”Jen is either in San Diego or in Tokyo. Since she is not in Tokyo, she is in San Diego.”
True
False
1 points
QUESTION 37
True or false: The following argument is valid. (a. true, b. false) i. All kids who eat Wheaties get A’s. ii. Mikey gets A’s. iii. Therefore, Mikey eats Wheaties.
True
False
