GED 212 Unit 1/Unit # 1 Essay Introduction to Philosophy
Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)
- Logic is the study of reason and arguments.
- True
- False
- Philosophy studies life’s most basic questions.
- True
- False
- Philosophical questions are primarily subjective in nature.
- True
- False
- The value of studying philosophy is that it develops your analytical abilities and your
capacity for abstract thought.
- True
- False
- The word philosophy derives from two ancient Greek words: philia, which means love,
and sophia, which means wisdom.
- True
- False
- Philosophical questions are conceptual in nature; __________ deal in probability and
plausibility rather than absolute truth and falsehood.
- Philosophical uncertainties
- Philosophical answers
- Philosophical doubts
- Philosophical statements
- A major philosophical concept, ________________, deals with basic human character-
istics and similar traits in other beings like chimpanzees and dolphins.
- Personhood
- Selfhood
- Self-being
- Primitive self
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- A(n) ________ fallacy involves an argument’s subject matter.
- Formal
- Informal
- Truth
- False
- The two parts of an argument are _____.
- Premises and conclusion
- Fact and conclusion
- Premises and falsehoods
- Facts and truths
- Another word for the facts, evidence, theories, or ideas that allegedly lead to an argu-
ment’s claim is _____.
- Premises
- Conclusions
- Formal fallacy
- Informal fallacy
- If it’s sunny, Jennifer goes surfing. Jennifer went surfing today. Therefore, it must
have been sunny. This is an excellent illustration of affirming the consequent, a for-
mal fallacy.
- True
- False
- “A square has four sides” is a necessary and sufficient condition for defining a
square.
- True
- False
- The potions riddle in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” is an excellent example
of logical thinking.
- True
- False
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- If someone is a student at Hogwart’s, then he or she is studying witchcraft and wiz-
ardry. Neville Longbottom is a student at Hogwart’s. Therefore, Neville Longbottom is
studying witchcraft and wizardry. This is an excellent example of Modus Ponens, or
the Asserting Rule.
- True
- False
- Analytical thinking is the philosophical application of psychoanalysis.
- True
- False
- Crossing the finish line first in a race in which you competed fairly and without cheat-
ing is a necessary and sufficient condition for you to be the winner.
- True
- False
- The idea that there is one special person somewhere in the world that is your destiny
to meet and fall in love with is an example of ______.
- Fatalism
- Determinism
- Free will
- Pragmatism
- A theory that claims that all human behavior is the result of scientifically identifiable
natural forces is an example of _____.
- Fatalism
- Determinism
- Free will
- Pragmatism
- B.F. Skinner believes that human freedom is impossible.
- True
- False
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- Freudianism claims that the human personality has neither conscious nor uncon-
scious dimensions.
- True
- False
- A “Freudian slip” is an example of how the unconscious can determine what we say.
- True
- False
- Sartre accepts the idea that _______________, that is, the theory that our choices
determine our nature.
- Existence precedes essence
- Essence precedes existence
- Free will
- Determinism
- The theory of free will implies about responsibility that because our actions result
from our own choices, we are fully responsible for them.
- True
- False
- Aristotle agrees with the following statement: The more we understand people, the
more we know how little responsibility they have for their actions.
- True
- False
- According to Ellis, irrational beliefs prove that determinism is correct.
- True
- False
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Written Assignment for Unit One
Be sure to refer to the course syllabus for instructions on format, length,
and other information on how to complete this assignment.
Please answer ONE of the following:
- Describe at least 3 types of informal fallacies.
- Describe the theory of Determinism and list the main supporters of this theory.
- According to Freud there are three components to the structure of personality. Name
and describe these components.
- Explain why Aristotle is known as the commonsense philosopher.
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Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)
Logic is the study of reason and arguments. True
Philosophy studies life’s most basic questions. True
Philosophical questions are primarily subjective in nature.True
The value of studying philosophy is that it develops your analytical abilities and your
capacity for abstract thought. False
Essay
Question #1: Describe at least 3 types of informal fallacies.
What are common everyday informal fallacies? Gamblers fallacy comes straight to mind without given it any thought. Why may you inquire? I trust its a standout amongst the most widely recognized, most gainful and personally harming to individuals. It offers trustworthiness to prosaism, “They didn’t manufacture Las Vegas on washouts.” Gambler’s false notion or also called the Monte Carlo error is the conviction that if something’s happens pretty much every now and again in the present then it will apparently keep on happening later on…..
