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PHIL 447N Week 5 Quiz (MCQs) 1. Question : (TCOs 1 & 2) Categorical logic originated with the work of Aristotle, and it is based on information group... ed in classes based upon which pair of logical principles? Student Answer: Inclusion and proportion Exclusion and translation Exclusion and discrimination Inclusion and exclusion Instructor Explanation: Chapter 8 Points Received: 4 of 4 Comments: 2. Question : (TCO 4) Each of the four standard-form categorical claims in categorical logic can be displayed graphically in a standard way using what logical tool? Student Answer: Truth table Venn diagram Probability graph Syllogism Instructor Explanation: Chapter 8 Points Received: 4 of 4 Comments: 3. Question : (TCOs 1 & 3) Categorical syllogisms employ two premise claims and a conclusion claim in standard forms, and three significant terms each occur exactly twice in exactly two of the claims. What do we call the term that occurs as the subject term of the syllogism's conclusion? Student Answer: The minor term The major term The middle term The conjunctive term Instructor Explanation: Chapter 8 Points Received: 4 of 4 Comments: 4. Question : (TCOs 1 & 2) Standard-form categorical claims require that claims in other forms be translated so that the four standard-form claims specify which elements? Student Answer: Nouns and verbs Nouns and adjectives Subject and predicate Verbs and adverbs Instructor Explanation: Chapter 8 Points Received: 0 of 4 Comments: 5. Question : (TCOs 3 & 4) Truth-functional logic employs truth tables to analyze sets of claims working together in arguments. What is the term that describes the invalid form in which the conditional has its consequent as the other premise? Student Answer: Affirming the consequent Modus ponens Denying the antecedent Undistributed middle Instructor Explanation: Chapter 9 Points Received: 4 of 4 Comments: * Times are displayed in (GMT-07:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada) [Show More]

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