Q1 EXAM PHILOSOPHY
Q1 EXAM PHILOSOPHY
For items 15-26, examine the following statements and identify the type of fallacy each example belongs to. Choose your answer from the
box.
_______15. If you won’t throw a big party for my debut then you are not a supportive parent.
_______16. You're either with us or against us.
_______17. My doctor says that this supplement is good for you, so it must be true.
_______18. Of course he didn't get the job. He's the son of a thief
_______19. I started using this new brand of shampoo, and then I got my hair fall. The shampoo must have caused this.
_______20. I met three rude sales ladies from that store, so everyone from that store must be rude.
_______21. I heard the prelim exam would be next week, have you heard that we will have a new English teacher?
_______22. So you want to shut down all power plants and force everyone to live in the dark ages?
_______23. Please give me the scholarship. My family is struggling financially, and I really need this opportunity to succeed.
_______24. Since no one has explored every inch of the ocean, mermaids could very well exist. We just haven't found them yet
_______25. Everyone is talking about the new movie starred by Julia Barreto and Joshua Garcia. It must be good, so I'm going to watch it, even
though I'm not sure if I'll like it.
_______26. If we allow Grade 12 students to come to school late, then other students will start coming in late too. Soon, everyone will be arriving
late, and then our students will become slackers, fail their classes, and never graduate.
For items 27-31, read and analyze each item, identify the Method of Philosophizing used in each statement.
A- Logic
B- Analysis
C- Synthesis
D- Phenomenology
E- Hermeneutics
F- Socratic Method
______27. To understand the song Paubaya, we might consider Moira dela Torre’s life, the period in which it was written, and the writer’s cultural
context.
______28. To expose inconsistencies in thinking, encourage critical reflection, and guide people towards truth through asking a series of questions.
______29. Combining ideas from different author to develop a new theory about the embodiment of body and spirit.
______30. Analyzing the concept of "freedom" by considering its different aspects: freedom of speech, freedom of movement, freedom from
oppression.
______31. It focuses on careful inspection and description of an event defined as any object of conscious experience.
For items 32-36, read each statement carefully and analyze how truth is determined. Identify the specific Ways of determining truth used in each
case.
A- A belief is true if it can be justified or proven through the use of one’s senses.
B- A belief or statement is true if it is based on facts.
C- Determining truth requires a person to prove a statement through an action.
D- Claims and beliefs should be subjected to test to determine truth.
II. CREATING
Directions: For items 37-40, write an example of DEDUCTIVE REASONING. The example should reflect a current issue that is relevant to your
strand.
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RUBRICS POINTS
The example must contain 2 accurate premises and a conclusion. 2
Sentence are constructed effectively with aptly chosen words. 2
TOTAL 4 POINTS
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.
Proverbs 16:3