Phil 106 Exam 1

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according to Rawles difference principle, all social and economic inequalities must be:

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to everyones advantage

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according to the equality principle of John Rawles, everryone has the right to:

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the greatest basic freedom compatible with equal freedom for all

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According to Aristotle, a moral virtue is a disposition that

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helps us to achieve total well-being

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By moral intuition, Olen and Barry and Van Camp mean

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By a moral conviction that strikes us a right but unprovable

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A sound argument is a

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valid deductive argument with true premises

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To equivocate is to:

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allow an argument to turn on different meanings of the same word

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According to Olen, Van Camp, and Barry, when reasoning inductively:

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None of the above

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According to the principle of utility, we should act to maximize

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Happiness

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according to Rawles difference principle, all social and economic inequalities must be:

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to everyones advantage

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according to the equality principle of John Rawles, everryone has the right to:

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the greatest basic freedom compatible with equal freedom for all

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According to Aristotle, a moral virtue is a disposition that

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helps us to achieve total well-being

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By moral intuition, Olen and Barry and Van Camp mean

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By a moral conviction that strikes us a right but unprovable

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A sound argument is a

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valid deductive argument with true premises

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To equivocate is to:

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allow an argument to turn on different meanings of the same word

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According to Olen, Van Camp, and Barry, when reasoning inductively:

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none of the above

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According to the principle of utility, we should act to maximize

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happiness

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Which of the following principles captures kantian respect

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Never use people as your means to your end

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According to Olen, Van Camp, and Barry, the best way to examine a moral argument is to treat it as:

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an abbreviated deductive argument

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A red herring is:

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an irrelevant issue brought in as a distraction

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The purpose of a control group in a test trying to establish a casual link is to:

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help rule out other explanations

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According to natural rights theorists:

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are rights we are born with

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By moral intuition, Olen, Van Camp, and Barry mean:

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a moral conviction that strikes us as right but un-provable

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an ad hominem argument is:

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an attack on the opponent, rather than his argument

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what is an appeal to ignorance?

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arguing that a claim is true because we have no evidence proving otherwise

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a fallacy is

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an unreliable means of arguing

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according to Olen, Van Camp, and Barry, and kind of coercion kantian respect

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True

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The principle of utility can be applied to rules as well as acts.

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True

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an informal fallacy is an invalid deductive rule

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False

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Most casual arguments are inductive. T/F

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True

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Post hoc ergo propter hoc is the Latin term for thinking an argument's valid when it isn't. T/F

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False

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According to Olen, Van Camp, and Barry, all the important ethical traditions focus on obligations to others. T/F

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False

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According to Olen, Van Camp, and Barry, when supplying missing premises in a moral argument, you should choose premises that are general enough to look like real moral principles. T/F

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True

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According to Olen, Van Camp, and Barry, when supplying missing premises in a moral argument, it doesnt matter how faithful they are to the beliefs of the arguer. T/F

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False

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According to Olen, Van Camp, and Barry, pluralism tends to bolster freedom. T/F

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True

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The following argument is valid: Everybody loves a lover, but john's not a lover, so nobody loves him. T/F

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False

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The following argument is Valid: Mary doesnt like soda, and milk is soda, so she doesnt like milk. T/F

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True

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it is a fallacy to appeal to authority when defending a position. T/F

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False

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Most ordinary reasoning is inductive. T/F

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True

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One warranted inductive argument may be less conclusive than another warranted inductive argument. T/F

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True

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The Principle of utility can be applied to rules as well as acts. T/F

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True

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A valid argument can have true premises and false conclusions. T/F

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False

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A straw man argument is a distortion of an opponent's actual position. T/F

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True

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A question-begging argument argument is always fallacious. T/F

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True

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According to Olen, Van Camp, and Barry many self-regarding vices have indirect social costs. T/F

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True

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Inductive arguments treat statistical links and casual links as the same thing. T/F

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False