PHI 103 Final Exam – Homeworkmade.

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1. In the dialogue, Socrates claims that one must be removed from this in order to grasp the higher intellectual virtues:
2. DuBois claims that the new owners of industry and business in the South after the Civil War are focused on:
3. Which of the following standards of thinking relates to how one can verify if the answer to a question or problem is on topic?
4. In order to figure out the problem one wants to solve, one must:
5. DuBois claims that after the Civil War, the courts and police forces led to the following outcomes:
6. Which of the following standards of thinking relates to how one can determine if the answer to the question answers the complexity of the question?
7. The theme of DuBois’ essay is best captured by which of the following statements
8. The following are ideas for becoming a good student:
9. This is the term for presentation of an idea through one-sided and emotional rhetoric:
10. Although Marquis had been working on research for a year, he listened to the other people at his company as they presented different conclusions after his presentation and examined their ideas in the hope of finding out new information.  Marquis displayed which intellectual virtue?
11. How many feet are in a mile?
12. The library at the local university has over 300,000 books.
13. Ayn Rand believed that selfishness was a virtue.
14. Computers have made our lives easier.
15. Something is a proposition if and only if it has a truth value.
16. Because the mind conditions reality, it is impossible to know the thing as such.
17. Those who cannot support themselves should not be supported by taxpayer dollars.
18. You are taking a quiz.
19. The unexamined life is not worth living.
20. Go and give your brother a kiss.
21. I know that Stephen has a lot of money. His parents drive Mercedes. His dogs wear cashmere sweaters, and he paid cash for his Hummer.
     
    True or False: The statement, “His parents drive Mercedes,” is the conclusion of the argument.
22. All dogs are warm-blooded. All warm-blooded creatures are mammals. Hence, all dogs are mammals.  
     
    True or False: The sentence, “Hence, all dogs are mammals,” is a premise in this argument.
23. “I don’t like football. It is violent and brutal and full of ads. I think that I will go ice skating instead.”
     
    Which of these three sentences is neither a premise nor a conclusion in the argument?
24. Deciduous trees are trees that shed their leaves. Maple trees are deciduous trees. Thus, maple trees will shed their leaves at some point during the growing season.
     
    True or False: The statement, “Maple trees are deciduous trees,” is a premise.
25. If you drive too fast, you will get into an accident. If you get into an accident your insurance premiums will increase. Therefore, if you drive too fast, your insurance premiums will increase.  
     
    True or False: The statement, “If you drive too fast, you will get into an accident” is two premises.
26. The economy continues to descend into chaos. The stock market still moves down after it makes progress forward, and unemployment still hovers around 10%. It is going to be a while before things get better in the United States.
     
    Which of the following is the conclusion of this argument?
27. Since all philosophers are seekers of truth, it follows that no evil human is a seeker after truth, since no philosophers are evil humans.  
     
    True or False: The statement, “no evil human is a seeker after truth,” is the conclusion.
28. For an arrow to reach its target, it must make it halfway to its target after it has been shot. However, once it is halfway, it must then make it half of that distance to reach the target.  It will continue to have to reach halfway of each concurrent length. Therefore, the arrow can never reach its target.
     
    True or False: The first sentence is the conclusion of this argument.
29. God must exist for there can be no other explanation for the order and complexity of the world. Some say there is no proof, but to me the proof is all around us.
     
    The conclusion of this argument is:
30. Some apples are not bananas.  Some bananas are things that are yellow.  Therefore, some things that are yellow are not apples.  
     
    True or False: The statement, “Some bananas are things that are yellow,” is a premise.
31. No dogs are fish.  Some guppies are fish.  Therefore some guppies are not dogs.
32. Guns are necessary.  Guns protect people.  They give people confidence that they can defend themselves.  They also ensure that the government will not be able to take over its citizenry.
33. You’re either with me or you’re against me.  You’re not with me.  Therefore, you’re against me.
34. All dogs are warm-blooded.  All warm-blooded creatures are mammals.  Hence, all dogs are mammals.
35. They charge more for their services.  However, they do such a good job that it is well worth the money.
36. Since all philosophers are seekers of truth, it follows that no evil human is a seeker after truth, since no philosophers are evil humans.
37. Paying people to mow your lawn is not a good policy.  When people mother their own lawns, they create self-discipline.  In addition, they are able to save a lot of money over time.
38. All squares are triangles and all triangles are rectangles.  Therefore, all squares are rectangles.
39. The economy will not recover any time soon.  Big businesses are struggling to keep their profits high.  This is due to the fact that consumers no longer have enough money to purchase things that are luxuries.  Most of them only buy those things that they need and don’t have much left over.  Those same businesses have been firing employees left and right.  If America’s largest businesses are losing employees, then there won’t be any jobs for the people who are already unemployed.  That means that these people will not have money to pump back into the system and the circle will continued to descend into recession.
40. If you drive too fast, you will get into an accident.  If you get into an accident your insurance premiums will increase.  Therefore, if you drive too fast, your insurance premiums will increase.
41. Sloan: “Dude you play way too many videogames.”
     
    John: “Whatever bro! When Eternal Death Slayer III came out you were waiting in line outside the store for four hours to be the first to get it.
42. “If we legalize gay marriage, the whole world will decay morally.”
43. Too many intravenous drug users continue to risk their lives by sharing dirty needles. This situation could be changed if we were to supply drug addicts with a way to get clean needles. This would lower the rate of AIDS in this high-risk population as well as allow for the opportunity to educate and attempt to aid those who are addicted to heroin and other intravenous drugs.  
     
    True or False: The statement, “This situation could be changed if we were to supply drug addicts with a way to get clean needles,” is the conclusion of the argument.
44. “Why do I think that abortion should be illegal?  That doesn’t matter.  What matters is why you think you think it should be legal?”
45. “Everyone likes ‘Friends’ so it must be a good show.”
46. “Houses in the U.S. with storm cellars are more often hit by tornadoes, so you shouldn’t get a storm cellar.”
47. “Michael Jordan wears Hanes, so they must be the best.”
48. “I am opposed to abortion because Jim is prochoice, and he’s an idiot!”
49. Politician: “We either decide to keep the handgun laws in the city limits and maintain peace, or we revoke the laws and let the city become a modern day Wild West.”
50. TV Preacher: “You know…in the Old Testament God told people to give 10% of whatever they had as an offering to Him.  In fact, in one story, God kills 100,000 Israelites because they fail to honor his demands.  This teaching remains true to this day. Now let’s pass around the offering plates.”