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FINAL EXAMS IN LEGAL TECHNIQUE AND L

OGIC
SUMMER SEMESTER AY 2022-2023
BY: CHRISTOPHER EDWARD DE VEYRA

A. THIS IS A TIME PRESSURED EXAM. READ

ALL OF THE
QUESTIONS/INSTRUCTIONS FIRST AND FOL
LOW ACCORDINGLY
BEFORE ANSWERING.
B. SUBMIT YOUR EXAMS INDIVIDUALLY IN P
DF FORMAT ON OR BEFORE
8:30 PM, 22 AUGUST 2023, GOOGLE/GMAIL
TIME. LATE
SUBMISSION WILL MERIT A FAILING GRAD
E.
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HEST GRADE FOR THIS
EXAMS (DUE TO BONUS POINTS), YOUR EXC
ESS POINTS WILL BE
ADDED TO YOUR TWO LOWEST RECITATION
SCORES.
D. RULES ON HONESTY APPLY.
E. WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN A SEPARATE A
NSWER SHEET, PUT YOUR
NAME ON TOP OF THE ANSWER SHEET AND
SAVE IT AS PDF FILE
WITH YOUR FULL NAME + “FINAL EXAMS – LE
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MS – LEGAL TECH AND
LOGIC - PLS

1 – 10. Identify whether the following argum

ents are VALID or INVALID.
Write “VALID” or “INVALID” as your answer.

1. Politicians are holy.

Hon. Tamad is a politician.
Therefore, he is holy.

2. All natural disasters are man-made.

Climate change is man-made.
Therefore, climate change is a natural disaster.

3. All Humans can breather underwater.

Nate is a human.
Therefore, Nate can breathe underwater.

4. All cats can fly.

The Sphynx is a cat.
Therefore, the Sphynx can fly.
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5. If it’s raining outside, the ground will be wet.

The ground is wet.
Therefore, it’s raining outside.

6. If I top the bar exams, I am very intelligent.

I did not top the bar exams.
Therefore, I am not very intelligent.

7. If I pass the bar exams, I would be the lucki

est person in the world.
I did not pass the bar exams.
Therefore, I am not lucky.

8. All law students are diligent.

Charm is a law student.
Therefore, Charm is diligent.

9. All licensed law practitioners have to pass th

e bar exams.
Mr. Smith passed the bar exams.
Therefore, Mr. Smith is a licensed law practitio
ner.

10. Law school is never easy.

Ms. Par Ty is in law school.
Therefore, life must be hard for Ms. Par Ty.

11 – 20. Identify what type of Fallacy was us

ed. Select from below. Write
the corresponding Letters only:

A. Ad hominem
B. Appeal to Emotions
C. Red Herring
D. Missing the Point
E. Appeal to Populace

11. The accusations of police cover ups are

unfair and unjust. Clearly,
the persons being accused are those with outst
anding record and multiple
accomplishments.

12. "You want to implement a curfew for teen

agers? What about the fact
that we have high rates of teenage obesity in thi
s country?"
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13. Critic A: "The movie lacked coherent s

torytelling and had weak
character development."
Critic B: "You've never made a movie yourself
, so your opinion doesn't
matter."

14. Law Student A: "I think we should reco

nsider our stance on the
TRAIN LAW."
Friend B: "You're just saying that to sound s
ophisticated and impress
others."

15. "Do not refuse to give even just a little to b

eggars on the streets. How
could you live with yourself knowing that s
ome of our citizens are
suffering?"

16. It is high time that the Metro Manila Devel

opment Authority (MMDA)
should be dissolved because they are abusi
ve and overlap with local
government unit jurisdictions.

17. "Addressing climate change is unnecessa

ry. After all, we have more
pressing economic concerns that demand our a
ttention."

18. "We should vote for MNM. For the past si

x months heading into the
election, he has been leading in all the reliable s
urveys."

19. Law Student A: "I think the exams in law

school are always fare."
Student B: "You always say that about exams.
It’s easy for you to
say that because your parents are both lawyers.
"

20. The transportation modernization prog

ram must be upheld. Old
jeepneys should be removed from the streets, aft
er all they are the number
one traffic law violators.

II. ESSAY (5 points each)

INSTRUCTIONS: Write an essay based on instr
uctions below. (5 points each)
21. What are the differences between Inducti
ve and Deductive
Arguments?

22. Differentiate Arguing from Truth and Arg

uing from Sound
Reasoning.
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23. Your professor tells you: “Mr. _____, we d

o not need your logic.
What we need is the law!” Make a defense that l
ogic is as important as
the law.

BONUS QUESTIONS.

24. Share your funniest joke. (3 points)

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Good luck!