PHI 103 Week 2 Quiz 2 – Homeworkmade.

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1. Football is the best sport. The athletes are amazing, and it is extremely complex.  
 
True or False: The second sentence above contains two premises.

2. All doctors are people who are committed to enhancing the health of their patients. No people who purposely harm others can consider themselves to be doctors. It follows that some people who harm others do not enhance the health of their patients.  
 
Which of the following is the conclusion of this argument?

3. Joe must make a lot of money teaching philosophy, since most philosophy professors are rich.
 
True or False: There is no conclusion in these two propositions.

4. It’s December; you should take a coat with you. Even though it’s warm now, it could easily get cold later.
 
True or False: The statement, “it could get cold later,” is the conclusion of the argument.

5. Guns aren’t necessary. Guns endanger people. They give people confidence which leads them to do dangerous things they wouldn’t otherwise do. They also make violence more lethal than it would be with other weapons. 
 
True or False: “Guns endanger people,” is the conclusion of this argument.

6. ‘Contrariwise,’ continued Tweedledee, ‘if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s logic.’
 
True or false: “if it were so, it would be” is a premise of the argument. 

7. 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.

8. Don’t worry, when I come back from my trip we’ll be more in love than ever. After all, absence makes the heart grow fonder.  
 
In this argument, the proverb, “absence makes the heart grow fonder,” serves as: 

9. 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.

10. I would say that the redevelopment of PHI 103 was a huge success. Students are learning more, the course is more engaging, it is easier to assess student work in the course, and the faculty enjoy teaching the course more.
 
True or False: There are three premises in this argument.

11. Don’t worry, when I come back from my trip we’ll be more in love than ever. After all, absence makes the heart grow fonder.  
 
In this argument, the proverb, “absence makes the heart grow fonder,” serves as: 

12. Unicorns have fur and breathe air. They also look almost exactly like horses. So unicorns are mammals.
 
True or False: This argument has 1 premise.

3. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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:

16. Since all humans are equal, and since power does not grant someone a right over others, it is inherently wrong to exploit someone who is weaker than you are.
 
True or False: “It is inherently wrong to exploit someone who is weaker than you are,” is the premise of this argument.

17. Football is the best sport. The athletes are amazing, and it is extremely complex.  
 
True or False: The second sentence above contains two premises.

18. “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?

19. ‘Contrariwise,’ continued Tweedledee, ‘if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s logic.’
 
True or false: “if it were so, it would be” is a premise of the argument. 

20. 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?