Virtual Learning Activity No. 01

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Which of the following sentences is NOT a statement?

East Africans are not the best distance runners.

You may kill any reptile you see in the house.

Some humans have wings. (correct)

An alligator is either a reptile or a mammal.

Which of the following sentences is NOT an argument?

An alligator is either a reptile or a mammal.

First I washed the dishes and then I dried them. (correct)

Are you seeing that rhinoceros over there? It is huge!

Albert isn’t a fireman, and he isn’t a fisherman either.

In the sentence 'The woman in the hat is not a witch since witches have long noses and she doesn’t have a long nose,' what is the conclusion of the argument?

'The woman in the hat'

'Witches have long noses and she doesn’t have a long nose'

'She doesn’t have a long nose'

'The woman in the hat is not a witch' (correct)

Which logical fallacy can be identified in the sentence 'Albert isn’t a fireman, and he isn’t a fisherman either'?

False Dichotomy Signup and view all the answers

What type of reasoning is used in the sentence 'If the road wasn’t icy, the car wouldn’t have slid off the turn'?

Deductive Reasoning Signup and view all the answers

Which statement represents a moral philosophy perspective?

'You may kill any reptile you see in the house.' Signup and view all the answers

What type of reasoning is exhibited in the statement 'It can’t be snowing right now since it only snows when it is 32 degrees or below and right now it is 40 degrees'?

Fallacy of Affirming the Consequent Signup and view all the answers

In the argument 'Wanda rode the bus today because her car was in the shop,' what type of statement is 'her car was in the shop'?

Premise Signup and view all the answers

Which fallacy is present in the statement 'Albert isn’t a fireman because Albert is a Greyhound, which is a kind of dog, and dogs can’t be firemen'?

False Cause Signup and view all the answers

What type of reasoning is used in 'Either Bob or Henry rode the bus to work today. But it wasn’t Henry because I saw him riding his bike to work. Therefore, it was Bob'?

False Dilemma Signup and view all the answers

In the argument 'There is nothing wrong with prostitution because there is nothing wrong with consensual sexual and economic interactions between adults,' what is the main conclusion?

Prostitution is morally acceptable Signup and view all the answers

Which fallacy is demonstrated by the statement 'The reason some people with schizophrenia hear voices in their head is that the cognitive mechanism that monitors their own self-talk is malfunctioning and they attribute their own self-talk to some external source'?

Begging the Question Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best represents the fallacy present in the argument about prostitution mentioned in the text?

False dilemma Signup and view all the answers

Identify the informal logical fallacy in the argument involving Tim and the person in the cabin.

Begging the question Signup and view all the answers

What type of argument is presented in the assertion 'It is possible to be blind and yet run in the Olympic Games'?

False analogy Signup and view all the answers

Which argument commits a fallacy in assuming Bob's abilities based on his profession?

'Bob is a fireman. Therefore, Bob has put out fires.' Signup and view all the answers

What fallacy might be present in the argument that all women in prostitution have been sexually abused as children?

Hasty generalization Signup and view all the answers

Virtual Learning Activity No. 01 – ARGUMENTS I

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