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A tutor tells her class that reason is the tool of philosophy, and that one field studies reason itself. That field is:Read the answer and worked solution →In philosophy, to argue simply means to offer a set of reasons in support of a:Read the answer and worked solution →Each individual claim offered in support of that conclusion is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →Three kinds of inference are named. Along with deductive and inductive, the third is:Read the answer and worked solution →A deductive inference whose structure guarantees a true conclusion from true premises is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Deductive inferences can guarantee truth because they focus on the argument's:Read the answer and worked solution →Inductive inference goes beyond the information in the premises, so its conclusions are at best:Read the answer and worked solution →To test either kind of inference, philosophers begin by provisionally assuming that the premises are:Read the answer and worked solution →A valid form using a conditional, affirming its antecedent to get the consequent, is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Another valid form denies the consequent to deny the antecedent. That form is:Read the answer and worked solution →Given either X or Y, and not X, we conclude Y. That common form is a:Read the answer and worked solution →A debater ignores the argument and attacks the character of the person making it. That fallacy is:Read the answer and worked solution →The most successful version of that attack replies that the opponent does the same thing. Its Latin name is:Read the answer and worked solution →An arguer insists there are only two possible options when more exist. That fallacy is a false:Read the answer and worked solution →An arguer assumes the very conclusion he is trying to prove. That fallacy is:Read the answer and worked solution →An arguer ignores the opponent's position completely and changes the subject. That fallacy is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Two events happen together, so a speaker declares one caused the other. That fallacy is:Read the answer and worked solution →An advertisement leans on fear or pity rather than reasons. That fallacy is an appeal to:Read the answer and worked solution →A philosopher notes that dialectics rely on logic and reason, while popular debates often use rhetorical:Read the answer and worked solution →Someone answers a philosophical claim by producing a case showing that the answer is wrong. That case is a:Read the answer and worked solution →A book club eats breakfast at one restaurant weekly and judges its dinners from that. Their evidence is a biased:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the fallaciesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the inference typesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the logic gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the logic wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Guaranteed or likelyRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the logic wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Logic bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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A tutor tells her class that reason is the tool of philosophy, and that one field studies reason itself. That field is:

  1. Logic
  2. Lyrics
  3. Ledger
  4. Lexicon
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Correct answer: A. Logic

1. Reasoning is its subject. 2. Philosophy leans on it. 3. It is logic. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Philosophy, Chapter 5, Logic and Reasoning._

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In philosophy, to argue simply means to offer a set of reasons in support of a:

  1. Complaint
  2. Conclusion
  3. Contract
  4. Collection
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Correct answer: B. Conclusion

1. Reasons point somewhere. 2. The destination is the claim. 3. It is a conclusion. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Philosophy, Chapter 5, Logic and Reasoning._

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Each individual claim offered in support of that conclusion is called a:

  1. Premise
  2. Pretext
  3. Postulate
  4. Preamble
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Correct answer: A. Premise

1. Numbered arguments list them. 2. They do the supporting. 3. It is a premise. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Philosophy, Chapter 5, Logic and Reasoning._

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