#1. A/An_______ is a claim that makes a universal generalization with an exception.
#2. “No one has ever proved that thinking victims actually improves a person’s health, therefore we can conclude that victims are simply a waste of money”. The above argument contains _______kind of fallacy?
#3. Logic is an example of________
#4. An/A________ is valid when the conclusion follows the premises.
#5. An equivalence relations is a binary relation that is reflexive, symmetric, and________
#6. If a deductive or inductive argument contains fallacies, then they are________
#7. Those concerned with the actual mental process employed by a thinking being are________
#8. An argument is invalid when the conclusion does not follow from the________
#9. A classic example of _____ msentence is, “every farmer who owns a donkey beats it”.
#10. . All of these are true about fallacy, except________
#11. When an information is complete, it is termed as________
#12. Although there is no guarantee that the conclusion of an argument is true, it can only be false if at least one of the________ is false
#13. ________ is the set of objects under consideration when claims involving quantifiers are evaluated.
#14. An argument that have all premises true is________
#15. In inferring a conclusion you may need________ premise(s).
#16. An argument is unsound when it is not_____ and _____ (a) (b) (c) (d)
#17. The Boolean connective ˅ corresponds to the English word________
#18. An inductive argument with true premises and false conclusion is
#19. A declarative sentence is called________
#20. To learn the truth about the world, the world must be studied________
#21. An existential generalization of a negation can be written as________
#22. All are fallacies of presumption except________
#23. . Sentences such as questions and commands are not________
#24. The aim of science is to discover______ truths with which the facts we encounter can be______
#25. A universal generalization of a negation can be written as________
#26. A deductive argument is valid if
#27. A collection of declarative sentences with one conclusion and several premises is called________
#28. By ‘Explanation’ we mean a set of statements from which the thing to be explained can be logically________
#29. _____ is an “if… then” sentence.
#30. A cogent argument is one that________
#31. There may be ________ premise in an argument
#32. . In science, we seek explanations that are not only_______ and relevant, but also general.
#33. According to a law of thought, in between truth and falsehood, there is________
#34. If an argument contains premises that are logically irrelevant to the conclusion, then the argument involves fallacy of________
#35. Logic is of two types_______
#36. The following are the two main differences between scientific and unscientific explanations.
#37. A complex noun phrase is a phrase containing more than just a single________ significant word. .
#38. What kind of fallacy exist in the following argument? “Professor Ahmad, surely I deserve a B in logic. I know that I have gotten F’s on all the tests, but if you give me an F in my final grade, I will lose my scholarship. That will force me to drop out of school, and my poor, aged parents, who yearn to see me graduate, will be grief-stricken for therest of their lives”. Appeal to pity (d) Begging the question
#39. Inductive reasoning is a method of drawing conclusions using________
#40. An unscientific________ is presented dogmatically.
#41. Consider the statements 6x3=18 and 3x6=18. This is an example of_______
#42. Which of these statements best describe an argument?
#43. Inductive reasoning forms the basis of________ science
#44. ________ of a serious scientist is not dogmatic.
#45. Blackberry Z3 is a mobile phone. This statement is an example of the law of________
#46. All banks are financial Institutions. NNPC is a financial institution. Therefore NNPC is a bank. The above argument is__________
#47. _________ investigates arguments in which the truth of the premise makes likely the truth of the conclusion.
#48. The following are vocabularies of science except________
#49. A bound occurrence of a variable is an instance of a variable occurring within the scope of a_______ used with the same variable
#50. A deductive argument that is valid and has all true premises is________
#51. Modern philosophy today contains six main branches of thought which include
#52. Philosophy seeks understanding of the following except
#53. All the following statements are true except
#54. Anaximander was a philosopher who lived between
#55. An ……….. is valid when the conclusion follows from the Premises.
#56. An argument is invalid when the conclusion does not follow from ……
#57. Although there is no guarantee that the conclusion of an argument is true, it can only be false if at least one of the ……….. is false
#58. An argument is unsound when it is not …… and …….
#59. To learn the truth about the world, the world must be studied ……….
#60. The aim of science is to discover …… truths with which the facts we encounter can be……
#61. By ‘Explanation’ we mean a set of statements from which the thing to be explained can be logically…..
#62. In science we seek explanations that are not only…. and relevant, but also general.
#63. The following are the two main differences between scientific and unscientific explanations
#64. An unscientific……is presented dogmatically
#65. The…….. of a serious scientist is not dogmatic
#66. The following are vocabularies of science except …….
#67. What is first suggested in ….. is called hypothesis
#68. Logic provides a……….. or perhaps better a syntax for modelling scientific discourse.
#69. The following are social sciences except ………
#70. The following are Humanities except ………..
#71. The title of the course GSP2205 is ……..
#72. Logic does not safeguard sciences against the introduction of hidden assumptions and formal fallacies.
#73. An ……… is a claim that makes a universal generalization with an exception.
#74. An equivalence relation is a binary relation that is reflexive, symmetric and ……..
#75. A classic example of ……. sentence is; “every farmer who owns a donkey beats it.”
#76. ……………. is a set of objects under consideration when claims involving quantifiers are evaluated.
#77. The Boolean connective ˅ corresponding to the English word ……..
#78. An existential generalization of a negation can be written as ………
#79. A universal generalization of a negation can be written as ……….
#80. ………….. is an “if…then” sentence.
#81. According to a law of thought, in between truth and falsehood there is……..
#82. A complex noun phrase is a noun phrase containing more than just a single ……….. significant word.
#83. Consider the statements 6x3 =18 and 3x6=18. This is an example of
#84. BlackBerry Z3 is a mobile phone. This statement is an example of the law of
#85. A bound occurrence of a variable is an instance of a variable occurring within the scope of a …… used with the same variable.
#86. An individual constant placed inside a box when it is introduced in a ………… in system F is called boxed constant.
#87. The logical connectives conjunction (ᴧ), disjunction (v) and negation () are known as ………
#88. Metaphysics deals with reality. Epistemology deals with …….
#89. Which of the following deals with the appreciation of arts, creations and beauty of events, places and things?
#90. Which of the following is not a moral value?
#91. Philosophy is relevant to the teaching and learning processes because it is useful to both teachers and students in all of the following ways except …….
#92. Which of the following philosophical schools of thought as postulated by Plato?
#93. A philosophical school of thought is a collection or harmonisation of ideas and theories of great thinkers spatio – temporally. This means ………
#94. One of the following is not a fundamental principle of naturalism
#95. The major criticism against idealism is that ………..
#96. The fundamental principles of Pragmatism include all of the following except ……..
#97. One of the following is a basic theme in the philosophy of existentialism
#98. One of the following philosophical schools of thought is the child of individualism and healthy competition among individuals and among nations. This school of thought is ……..
#99. Knowledge of philosophy and its branches can assist students or learners generally in the following ways except …..
#100. John Locke came with the concept, ‘tabula rasa’ claiming that the world in which we live is not a world of fantasies, but a real and objective world. This is postulate under………….. schools of thought
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