Module 2.

2:
Methods of Philosophizing
WHAT I KNOW
Select the keyword that best fits the statement in each item. Write the chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. Which fallacy literally means hitting the person below the belt instead of focusing on the
issue at hand?
A. mora licensing
B. equivocation
C. argumentum ad baculum
D. ad hominem
2. According to Husserl, the success of natural science lead to the gradual scientific rejection
of__________.
A. spirit
B. matter
C. nature
D. existence
3. Who institutionalized the pragmatic method of philosophizing?
A. John Dewey
B. Socrates
C. Ludwig Wittgenstein
D. George Hegel
4. What is Husserl’s point of view with regards to consciousness?
A. The study of consciousness is the same as the study of nature
B. The study of human consciousness differs from the way scientists study nature.
C. It does not matter whether we study consciousness similarly or differently than the way
scientists study nature.
D. Husserl was not interested in the study of consciousness.
5. This fallacy is committed when one reaches a generalization based on insufficient evidence.
A. ad misericordiam
B. false analogy
C. hasty generalization
D. post hoc
6. Which among these headlines presented information that are fair, objective, and moderate?
A. It’s time to consider other means of cash aid distribution
B. Other countries around the world have much better means in cash aid distribution
C. Government vows to faster distribution of coronavirus aid
D. We can also learn lesson from Vietnam how they distribute their cash aid
7. Which among these headlines has no errors in terms of spelling, grammar, and content?
A. Robredo Chides Government for Unclear Communication on New Quarantine Rules
B. Robredo Blames the Government as They Don’t Have Clear Rules in Quarantine
C. Robredo Charge the Government as Culprit of Confusion in Quarantine
D. Robredo blames those in Executive Branch for Communication’s Unclear
8. Which among the following statements contain substantiated generalizations?
A. “Drug war a massive failure”—Robredo
B. Robredo lies to world, shames the nation and herself in UN message
C. The real albatross on Leni Robredo’s neck
D. Let Leni plan on her own drug war