INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY OF A HUMAN PERSON

First Quarter – Quiz 2

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I. Write TRUE if the statement is correct, and if it is false change the underlined word/words with
the right term to make the statement correct.
__________________1. Fact is something concrete that can be proven.
__________________2. If you use an opinion in your argument, you're more likely to come to an incorrect
conclusion, mislead your audience, and be called out for your error.
__________________3. One example of Fallacy is Ad Baculum wherein it directly attacks the person to
destroy his/ her argument.
__________________4. You can find facts in legal records, scientific findings, encyclopedias, atlases.
__________________5. Opinion is what someone believes or thinks and is not necessarily the truth.
__________________6. Immanuel Kant said this “Opinion applies to what, being true or false, may be other
than it is: in fact, opinion is the apprehension of an immediate and unnecessary premise.”
__________________7. According to Plato “An opinion gives for truth something that has been said,
although sometimes they are absurd words, which mean nothing, impossible to understand.”
__________________8. False Analogy is assuming that what is true to a part is true to a whole.
__________________9. “Asia is a home of talented people therefore Allen who is a Thai is a talented one”
is an example of Fallacy of Division.
__________________10. According to Hermann Freund “Public opinion is the convergence of the opinions
of the greatest number of people in a community, so that they form a common and dominant feeling,
exerting diffuse pressure.”

II. Identify what type of Fallacy is employed in each situation. Note: Repeated answers are possible.

_______________________________________11. You have no idea what you're talking about; you've only
lived here for six months.
_______________________________________12. You're at a bookstore browsing for books with a friend.
Although you are an avid sci-fi reader, your friend picks up a memoir and tells you that you should read the
book because it's a bestseller.
_______________________________________13. You should believe God exists because, if you don't,
when you die you will be judged, and God will send you to Hell for all of eternity. You don't want to be
tortured in Hell, do you? If not, it is a safer bet to believe in God than to not believe.
_______________________________________14. Joan and Mary both drive pickup trucks. Since Joan is a
teacher, Mary must also be a teacher.
_______________________________________15. “Could you please change my grade from 85 to 90? I
worked really hard for this assignment. I even pulled an all-nighter to finish on time, and my parents will be
so disappointed!”
_______________________________________16. Women are stronger than man but can’t go to the
military.
_______________________________________17. If you accidentally bite your tongue, this means
someone can’t get you off their minds.
_______________________________________18. Gregory always votes wisely.” “But how do you
know?” “Because he always votes Libertarian.
_______________________________________19. This tire is made of rubber; therefore, the vehicle of
which it is a part is also made of rubber.
_______________________________________20. If you don't join our demonstration against the
expansion of the park, we will evict you from your apartment; So, you should join our demonstration against
the expansion of the park.
_______________________________________21. I’ve met two people in Greece so far, and they were
both nice to me. So, all the people I will meet in Greece will be nice to me.
_______________________________________22. What is a declarative sentence? It is a sentence that
delares.
_______________________________________23. “Won’t you go out on just one date with me? I think
you have the most beautiful smile, and it would mean so much if you would just give me a chance.”
_______________________________________24. Australian people are good at surfing. Matt is
Australian. Therefore, Matt is good at surfing.
_______________________________________25. Jollibee has served over 100 million people in the whole
world, it must be the best restaurant in the whole world.

III. Differentiate the two words being compared and give 1 example for each word.

26-28. Fact vs Opinion

29-32. Fallacy of Composition vs Fallacy of Division

33-35. Hasty Generalization vs Dicto Simpliciter