GST 205 CBT PRACTICE TEST

1. A group of statements in which one of them is meant to be supported by the other is_____

2. Word such as (consequently,therefore) and (as a result) are_____

3. If the cat is on the mat she is sleeping.The cat is not sleeping ;therefore she is sleeping is a valid form of arguing

4. ____ is the study of value,including both aesthetic value and moral value

5. The fallacy of arguing that if one has not been proven true then it must be false is known as

6. According to Socrates,a clear sign that a person has____ is his or her exclusive pursuit of socially status,wealth,power and pleasure

7. Questions concerning the beautiful and the ugly follow under the domain of_____

8. The systematic use of critical reasoning to try to find answers to fundamental questions is called_____

9. When we arrive at a generalization in a number of samples we are offering

10. When we arrive at a conclusion based on similarities between two things,we are engaged in

11. Arguments intended to give logically conclusive support to their conclusions so that if the premises are true, the conclusion most be true are___

12. The fallacy of accepting a statement based on a wrong inference from the whole is called

13. If inductive arguments succeed in lending support to their conclusions,they are said to be

14. A sound argument must have (1)true premises and (2)

15. To study how we know ultimate reality is known as____

16. If the cat is on the mat,she is sleeping therefore she is not on the mat is a valid form of arguing

17. The four main division of Philosophy are metaphysic,logic,axiology and____

18. Arguments that are supposed to give probable support to their conclusions are

19. The famous statement "an unexamined life is not worth living " is attributed to___

20. In an argument the statement being supported in the conclusion and the statement supporting the conclusion are the ____

21. The study of correct reasoning is called

22. A question and answer dialogs in which propositions are methodically scrutinized to uncover the truth is known as______

23. According to Aquinas, an infinite regress of causes is

24. Which Greek Philosopher never wrote anything?

25. The fallacy of arguing that a claim must be true because most people agree with it is called

26. Aquinas defined change as

27. If you assume that a set of statements is true and yet you cannot deduce a false or absurd statement from it,then the original set of statements as a whole must be false. This kind of argument is known as___

28. The fallacy of trying to prove a conclusion by using the same very conclusion as support

29. Aquinas says the first efficient cause of everything is

30. The ontological for the existence of God is

31. The fallacy of rejecting a statement because it seems a wrong inference from the parts of the whole is called

32. Craig says an actually infinite number of things

33. The fallacy of arguing that someone's claim is false because of its origin is called

34. The fallacy of__ arguing erroneously that a particular action should not be taken because it will lead inevitably to other actions resulting in some dire outcome

35. The fallacy of arguing that since  there are only two alternatives to choose from, one of them must be right is called

36. If the cat is on the mat,she is sleeping. The cat is not sleeping,therefore she is not on the mat is a valid form of arguing

37. One of the benefits of Philosophy is that it______

38. Aquinas maintains that God must move himself in order to move anything else

39. The period of ancient philosophy that immediately follows that of Plato and Aristotle is called

40. The fact that inductive arguments are inherently open to exceptions or refutation is known as___