Philosophy quiz

A. Write victory if the statement or sentence is correct. For wrong statement/s, write defeat and
correct the underlined word or phrase that makes the statement false.

1. Argumentum ad baculum is the latin word for appeal to ignorance.

2. Fallacy came from the greek word fallacia which means deceit or deception.
3. Division is the logical chain of reasoning of a term or a word several times, but giving the
particular word a different meaning each time.
4. Tractacus identifies the relationship between language and dream and to define the limits of
science.
5. Logic is centered in the analysis and construction of arguments.

B. Identification
1. It is the reverse of the fallacy division.
2. A type of fallacy in which the proposition to be proven is assumed implicitly or explicitly in the
premise.
3. The book-length philosophical work by the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein which
deals with the relationship between language and reality and aims to define the limits of
science.
4. It refers to a method; owing a great deal to the pioneers, Bertrand Russel, G.E. Moore,
Wittgenstein, and J.L Austin.
5. It is a basic type of reasoning that is based from observations in order to make generalizations.

C. Identify the minor premise, major premise, and conclusion by choosing the sentences phrase inside
the box.

Lahat ng lalaki ay manloloko

Si Clifford ay lalaki
Kaya si Clifford ay manloloko

1. Minor premise
2. Conclusion
3. Major premise

D. Fill in the blanks.

Fallacy is a _______ in an argument other than having it ________________. (2 letter word)

 E. Write 5 examples of fallacies.

Key answers

1. Defeat – Appeal to force

2. Defeat – latin
3. Defeat – Equivocation
4. Defeat – Reality
5. Victory

b.

1. Composition

2. Begging the questions (Petitio principia)

3. Tactacus

4. Analysis

5. Inductive reasoning

c.

1. Si Clifford ay lalaki

2. Kaya si Clifford ay manloloko

3. Lahat ng lalaki ay manloloko

d.

Deception and false premises

e. Any found in ppt