Phi 210 Week 6 Quiz
Question 1
0 out of 5 points Televangelist Jerry Falwell said that God's anger with feminism led to the destruction of the World Trade Center. Given Falwell's closeness to God, we have no alternative than to blame the feminists for this atrocity.
Answer
Selected Answer: Ignorance
Correct Answer: Authority
Question 2
0 out of 5 points No mathematician has ever been able to demonstrate the truth of the variants of the Goldberg conjecture, so they cannot all be true.
Answer
Selected Answer: False analogy
Correct Answer: Ignorance
Question 3
5 out of 5 points Professor Glazebrooks's theory about the origin of the Martian craters is undoubtedly true. Rudolph Orkin, the great concert pianist, announced his support of the theory in this morning's newspaper.
Answer
Selected Answer: Authority
Correct Answer: Authority
Question 4
5 out of 5 points Karen has just moved in with her boyfriend. She claims that living together before marriage is ethical since everyone is doing it now.
Answer
Selected Answer: Bandwagon
Correct Answer: Bandwagon
Question 5
5 out of 5 points Criminals are basically stupid, because anyone who isn't basically stupid wouldn't be a criminal.
Answer
Selected Answer: Circular reasoning
Correct Answer: Circular reasoning
Question 6
5 out of 5 points Either the government imposes price controls on the cost of prescription drugs, or the pharmaceutical companies will continue to reap huge profits. Therefore, price controls must be imposed, because we cannot tolerate these huge profits any longer.
Answer
Selected Answer: Either/Or fallacy
Correct Answer: Either/Or fallacy
Question 7
5 out of 5 points All persons act in order that they might get pleasure.Even so-called altruistic persons who help others so much that they do almost nothing for themselves get pleasure out of giving.Otherwise, they wouldn't do it. Suppose a person hits himself over the head with a
0 out of 5 points Televangelist Jerry Falwell said that God's anger with feminism led to the destruction of the World Trade Center. Given Falwell's closeness to God, we have no alternative than to blame the feminists for this atrocity.
Answer
Selected Answer: Ignorance
Correct Answer: Authority
Question 2
0 out of 5 points No mathematician has ever been able to demonstrate the truth of the variants of the Goldberg conjecture, so they cannot all be true.
Answer
Selected Answer: False analogy
Correct Answer: Ignorance
Question 3
5 out of 5 points Professor Glazebrooks's theory about the origin of the Martian craters is undoubtedly true. Rudolph Orkin, the great concert pianist, announced his support of the theory in this morning's newspaper.
Answer
Selected Answer: Authority
Correct Answer: Authority
Question 4
5 out of 5 points Karen has just moved in with her boyfriend. She claims that living together before marriage is ethical since everyone is doing it now.
Answer
Selected Answer: Bandwagon
Correct Answer: Bandwagon
Question 5
5 out of 5 points Criminals are basically stupid, because anyone who isn't basically stupid wouldn't be a criminal.
Answer
Selected Answer: Circular reasoning
Correct Answer: Circular reasoning
Question 6
5 out of 5 points Either the government imposes price controls on the cost of prescription drugs, or the pharmaceutical companies will continue to reap huge profits. Therefore, price controls must be imposed, because we cannot tolerate these huge profits any longer.
Answer
Selected Answer: Either/Or fallacy
Correct Answer: Either/Or fallacy
Question 7
5 out of 5 points All persons act in order that they might get pleasure.Even so-called altruistic persons who help others so much that they do almost nothing for themselves get pleasure out of giving.Otherwise, they wouldn't do it. Suppose a person hits himself over the head with a