True or False

Identify whether the statement is true or false.

1.According to Copi and Cohen, logic is an art and science of correct reasoning..
Single choice.
(1 Point)
true
false
2.Comprehension is the sum-total of all attributes which constitute the idea..
Single choice.
(1 Point)
false
True
3.Proposition is a conventional sign.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
True
False
4.Precising definition engenders a favourable or unfavourable attitude toward
what is denoted by definiendum.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
True
False
5.Extension is the sum-total of groups, individuals, in which the idea can be
applied.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
False
True
6.Lexical Definition assigns meaning to a word for a first time. It is arbitrary
assignment of meaning.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
False
True
7.Hypothetical Proposition is a type of proposition expressing a direct judgment
or a direct assertion of the agreement or disagreement of terms.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
 True
False
8.Argument is a process in which we draw out new proposition from already
known knowledge.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
True
False
9.Categorical Proposition does not express direct judgment rather a relation
between two judgment.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
True
False
10.Proposition is the instrument with which the disagreement and agreement is
normally expressed.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
True
False

Truth and Validity

Determine whether the argument is valid or invalid.

11.All diplomats are tactful individuals. Some government officials are diplomats.
All government officials are tactful individuals.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
valid
invalid
12.She was either arrogant or stupid . She was arrogant. therefore she was
stupid.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
Valid
Invalid
13.Either Maria is in New York or Maria is in Paris. Maria is in New York.
Therefore, Maria is not in Paris.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
Valid
Invalid
14.All physicians are college graduates, so all members of the American Medical
Association must be college graduates.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
valid
invalid
15.If Bacon wrote Hamlet, then Bacon was a great writer. Bacon was a great
writer. Therefore, Bacon wroter Hamle.t. Single choice.
(1 Point)
Valid
Invalid
16.If Maria Carl embezzled the PUP funds, then Maria is guilty of a felony. Maria
did not embezzle the PUP funds. Therefore, Maria is not guilty of felony.. Single
choice.
(1 Point)
Valid
Invalid
17.All good teachers come to class on time. Professor Cohen always comes to
class on time. Professor Cohen must be a good teacher.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
Valid
Invalid
18.All artificial satellites are important scientific achievements; therefore some
important scientific achievements are not American inventions, inasmuch as some
artificial satellites are not American inventions.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
Valid
Invalid
19.Some conservatives are not advocates of high tariff rates because all
advocates of high tariff rates are Republicans and some Republicans are not
conservatives.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
Valid
Invalid
20.Michael owns a Mercedes-Benz. Rich people own Mercedes-Benz
automobiles. Therefore, Michael must be rich.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
Invalid
Valid
21.Some pediatricians are not specialists in surgery, so some general practitioners
are not pediatricians, since some general practitioners are not specialists in
surgery.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
Valid
invalid
22.All blue-chip securities are safe investments, so some stocks that pay a
generous dividend are safe investment, since some blue-chip securities are stocks
that pay a generous dividend.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
valid
invalid
23.All trade union executives are labor leaders, so some labor leaders are
conservatives in politics, since some conservatives in politics are trade union
executives.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
valid
invalid
24.All criminal actions are wicked deeds. All prosecutions for murder are criminal
actions. Therefore all prosecutions for murder are wicked deeds.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
invalid
valid
25.All investors are people who see new patterns in familiar things, so all
investors are eccentrics, since all eccentric are people who see new patterns in
familiar things.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
 valid
invalid
26.All good enterpreneurs have creative intellects. Some investors do not have
creative intellects. Therefore, some investors are not good enterpreneurs.. Single
choice.
(1 Point)
invalid
valid
27.No wealthy persons are vagrants All lawyers are rich people Therefore no
attorneys are tramps.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
valid
invalid
28.All people who live in London are people who drink tea, and all people who
drink tea are people who like. We may conclude, then, that all people who live in
London are people who like it.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
valid
invalid
29.No wealthy persons are vagrants All lawyers are wealthy persons Therefore no
lawyers are vagrants.. Single choice.
(1 Point)
valid
invalid
30.Some good actors are not powerful athletes. All professional wrestlers are
powerful athletes. Therefore all professional wrestlers are good actors.. Single
choice.

(1 Point)
valid
invalid
Proposition

Determine whether the following statement is a proposition.

31.Is the pope Catholic?. Single choice.
(1 Point)
Proposition
Not a proposition
32.Do you want to be a failure for the rest of your life?. Single choice.
(1 Point)
Proposition
Not a proposition
33.Can we do better next time?. Single choice.
(1 Point)
Proposition
Not a proposition
34.What's the matter with kids today?. Single choice.
(1 Point)
Proposition
Not a proposition
35.What defense do the homeless have, if the government will not protect them?.
Single choice.

(1 Point)
Proposition
Not a proposition

Judgment
Determine whether the following statement is true or false.
36.God. Single line text.
(1 Point)

37.All nuclear-powered submarines are warships.. Single line text.

(1 Point)

38.You’re such a liar!. Single line text.

(1 Point)

39.I’m so irritated right now!. Single line text.

(1 Point)

40.It is a nice day.. Single line text.

(1 Point)

Fallacies
Explain the following fallacies using your own words.
41.Sunk-cost fallacy.. Single line text.
(2 Points)

42. Survival Bias. Single line text.

(2 Points)

43.Overconfidence effect. Single line text.

(2 Points)

44.Authority Bias.. Single line text.

(2 Points)

45.Social Proof. Single line text.

(2 Points)

Argument

Which of the following are arguments?

46.Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the
first was made. Single choice.
argument
not an argument
47.War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity; it destroys religion, it
destroys states, it destroys families. ANy scourge is preferable it. - Martin Luther,
Table Talk, 1566. Single choice.
argument
not an argument
48.The only thin necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
_Edmund Burke, Letter to William Smith, 1795. Single choice.
argument
not an argument
49.Without music, earth is ike a barren, incomplete house with the dwellers
missing. Therefore the earliest Gree history and Biblical history, nay the history of
every nation, begins with music. Single choice.
not an argument
an argument
50.if this syllogism commits the fallacy of affirming the consequent, then it is
valid. This syllogism does not commit the fallacy of affirming the consequent.
Therefore this syllogism is valid.. Single choice.

not an argument
argument