GST 205 CBT PRACTICE TEST

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

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

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

4. One of the benefits of Philosophy is that it______

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

6. The study of correct reasoning is called

7. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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

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

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

18. The ontological for the existence of God is

19. 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___

20. Which Greek Philosopher never wrote anything?

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

22. Craig says an actually infinite number of things

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

24. Aquinas defined change as

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

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

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

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

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

30. 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

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

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

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

34. Aquinas says the first efficient cause of everything is

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

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

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

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

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

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