GST 205 CBT PRACTICE TEST

1. 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

2. Which Greek Philosopher never wrote anything?

3. The ontological for the existence of God is

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

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

6. 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

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

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

9. 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

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

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

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

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

14. One of the benefits of Philosophy is that it______

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

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

17. 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___

18. Aquinas says the first efficient cause of everything is

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

33. Craig says an actually infinite number of things

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

35. Aquinas defined change as

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

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

38. The study of correct reasoning is called

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

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