GED 212 Unit 1 Essay Introduction to Philosophy

Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)

Logic is the study of reason and arguments.
True
False
Philosophy studies life’s most basic questions.
True
False
Philosophical questions are primarily subjective in nature.
True
False
The value of studying philosophy is that it develops your analytical abilities and your
capacity for abstract thought.

True
False
The word philosophy derives from two ancient Greek words: philia, which means love,
and sophia, which means wisdom.

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True
False
Philosophical questions are conceptual in nature; __________ deal in probability and
plausibility rather than absolute truth and falsehood.

Philosophical uncertainties
Philosophical answers
Philosophical doubts
Philosophical statements
A major philosophical concept, ________________, deals with basic human character-
istics and similar traits in other beings like chimpanzees and dolphins.

Personhood
Selfhood
Self-being
Primitive self
Unit 1 Examination

Introduction to Philosophy

A(n) ________ fallacy involves an argument’s subject matter.
Formal
Informal
Truth
False
The two parts of an argument are _____.
Premises and conclusion
Fact and conclusion
Premises and falsehoods
Facts and truths
Another word for the facts, evidence, theories, or ideas that allegedly lead to an argu-
ment’s claim is _____.

Premises
Conclusions
Formal fallacy
Informal fallacy
If it’s sunny, Jennifer goes surfing. Jennifer went surfing today. Therefore, it must
have been sunny. This is an excellent illustration of affirming the consequent, a for-

mal fallacy.

True
False
“A square has four sides” is a necessary and sufficient condition for defining a
square.

True
False
The potions riddle in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” is an excellent example
of logical thinking.

True
False
Unit 1 Examination

Introduction to Philosophy

If someone is a student at Hogwart’s, then he or she is studying witchcraft and wiz-
ardry. Neville Longbottom is a student at Hogwart’s. Therefore, Neville Longbottom is

studying witchcraft and wizardry. This is an excellent example of Modus Ponens, or

the Asserting Rule.

True
False
Analytical thinking is the philosophical application of psychoanalysis.
True
False
Crossing the finish line first in a race in which you competed fairly and without cheat-
ing is a necessary and sufficient condition for you to be the winner.

True
False
The idea that there is one special person somewhere in the world that is your destiny
to meet and fall in love with is an example of ______.

Fatalism
Determinism
Free will
Pragmatism
A theory that claims that all human behavior is the result of scientifically identifiable
natural forces is an example of _____.

GED 212 Unit 1 Essay Introduction to Philosophy