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PHL 101 Chap 1 SG2
Question | Answer |
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True or False? Socrates preferred exile to death. | False |
True or False? Socrates thought that the primary occupation of a good citizen should be the pursuit of wealth and prestige. | False |
True or False? According to Socrates, we should always consider in doing anything whether we are doing right or wrong. | True |
True or False? An argument is not synonymous with persuasion. | True |
True or False? In philosophy—and in any other kind of rational inquiry—accepting a conclusion (statement) without good reasons is an elementary mistake in reasoning. | True |
True or False? Persuasion does not necessarily involve giving any reasons at all for accepting a claim. | True |
True or False? A deductive argument is an argument intended to give probable support to its conclusion. | False |
True or False? If inductive arguments succeed in lending probable support to their conclusions, they are said to be valid. | False |
True or False? An argument is not synonymous with persuasion. | True |
True or False? A good deductive argument is said to be sound. | True |