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Determine which of the following expresses a categorical proposition:

Select one:

a. Some politicians are liars.ANSWER

b. Either we will win or lose.

c. The cloud is dark or the sun is shining.

d. If that is a snake, then that is a reptile.

Which is NOT an example of affirmative judgment?

Select one:

a. None of the choices.

b. All roses are flowers.

c. A squash is not an eggplant.ANSWER

d. All whales are mammals.

It is a pronouncement that is considered as the mental product of the act of judgment.

Select one:

a. Affirmative Proposition

b. Judgment

c. Negative Proposition

d. Enunciation.ANSWER

Which among the propositions is conjunctive?

Select one:

a. It is acid if the blue litmus papers turn red.

b. She is stylish or she is gorgeous.

c. If the cloud is dark, then it will rain.

d. A person cannot be both a friend and enemy at the same time.ANSWER


It is the act by which the intellect relates or combines ideas or concepts.

Select one:

a. Judgment.ANSWER

b. Affirmative Proposition

c. Enunciation

d. Negative Proposition

Which is not a proposition among the following statements?

Select one:

a. She waves her hand.

b. Some students are not affluent.

c. The sun is not shining.

d. Tell the manager of the incident.ANSWER

Which among the statements is a particular negative?

Select one:

a. All teachers are professionals.

b. Some warriors are not winners.ANSWER

c. All writers are genius.

d. No man is an island.

Which among the statements is a universal negative?

Select one:

a. Some movies are not entertaining.

b. All of these people do not belong here.ANSWER

c. Each deserves his rights.

d. Some things are permanent.


Which among the statements is a universal affirmative?

Select one:

a. Giraffes are all animals.ANSWER

b. Some teachers are strict.

c. All things are not permanent.

d. Some animals are mammals.

Which among the statements is a particular affirmative?

Select one:

a. All musicians are artists.

b. Poor have dignity.

c. Some tragedies are natural events.ANSWER

d. People commit mistakes.


What island do lemurs come from? Madagascar

Who founded Facebook? Mark


Zuckerberg

When Jack fell down, what did he break? His Crown

What singer is the subject of the movie "Walk the Line"? Johnny Cash

What was the Soviet equivalent of the CIA? KGB

What is the largest island in the Caribbean Sea? Cuba

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize? Marie Curie

What is the largest species of lizard? Komodo


Dragon

What did the Normans conquer in 1066? England

What is the 2nd book of Bible? Exodus

What, according to a supposed African proverb, does it take a village to Raise a Child
do?

What instrument did Ravi Shankar play? Sitar

What is the Japanese word for freshwater eel? Unagi

Who killed Achilles? Paris

In what country would you be most likely to find a polder? Netherlands

What river borders Louisville, Kentucky? Ohio River

Who is He-Man's nemesis? Skeletor

What city-state did Hannibal fight for? Carthage

What movie coined the phrase "there can be only one"? Highlander

In what language is the motto of the English monarch written? French


1) It is ridiculous to have spent thousands of dollars to rescue those two whales trapped in the
Arctic ice. Why look at all the people trapped in jobs they don’t like. RED HERRING
2) Plagiarism is deceitful because it is dishonest. BEGGING THE QUESTION
3) Water fluoridation affects the brain. Citywide, student’s test scores began to drop five months
after fluoridation began. POST HOC (FALSE CAUSE)
4) I know three redheads who have terrible tempers, and since Annabel has red hair, I’ll bet she
has a terrible temper too. HASTY GENERALISATION
5) Supreme Court Justice Byron White was an All-American football player while in college, so
how can you say that athletes are dumb? HASTY GENERALISATION
6) Why should we put people on trial when we know they are guilty? BEGGING THE
QUESTION
7) You support capital punishment just because you want an “eye for an eye,” but I have several
good reasons to believe that capital punishment is fundamentally wrong… STRAW MAN
8) The meteorologist predicted the wrong amount of rain for May. Obviously the meteorologist is
unreliable. HASTY GENERALISATION
9) You know Jane Fonda’s exercise videos must be worth the money. Look at the great shape
she’s in. POST HOC (FALSE CAUSE)
10) We have to stop the tuition increase! The next thing you know, they'll be charging $40,000 a
semester! SLIPPERY SLOPE

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