We know that the laws of logic are self‐evident and undeniable because

PHIL 201 Quiz 2

1. We know that the laws of logic are self‐evident and undeniable because
2. If an argument is sound, it means
3. In a valid deductive argument the conclusion follows necessarily from the premises.
4. The first and perhaps most primary law of logic is:
5. According to the reading, even God cannot create a contradiction.
6. The “fallacy of hypostatization” treats an abstract word like a concrete word.
7. This fallacy occurs when an argument is distorted to an extreme and becomes a false imitation of the original argument:
8. This fallacy is sometimes referred to as the false dilemma:
9. Identify the fallacy: Senator Newkirk’s arguments to increase federal spending for the military should be rejected. He is only arguing because he has several military bases in his state and is beginning his re‐election campaign.
10. This fallacy claims that if a position is popular then it must be right:
11. Explanatory Scope refers to:
12. Which of the following should we do first in our analysis of an argument’s validity?
13. In the best explanation approach, illumination self‐evident
14. One factor that strengthens a causal argument:
15. The term that refers to a set of beliefs in which none of them contradicts the others
16. A sound deductive argument could be invalid.
17. An analogy is an inductive argument.
18. If you have enough evidence you can be logically certain of a conclusion arrived at inductively.
19. Invalid deductive arguments are the same as inductive arguments .
20. The formal procedure for writing out a deductive argument is called

self‐evident