Phil 110 – Exam 1 Study Guide
Dr. Lu
Study Guide 1 (Logic)
Logic
Forms (know all of these forms):
Dilemma
Disjunctive Syllogism
Hypothetical Syllogism
Modus Ponens
Modus Tollens
Fallacies:
Affirming the Consequent
Denying the Antecedent
Terms (know what all of these mean):
Argument
Antecedent
Conclusion
Conditional (IF/THEN statement)
Consequent
Deduction
Disjunct / Disjunction (OR statement)
Entailment
Fallacy
Inference
Premise
Proposition / Statement
Sound / Unsound (Soundness)
Syllogism
True / False
Valid / Invalid (Validity)
Textual Analysis
1. When analyzing a text, what is the first thing you should identify?
2. What is second?
3. Once you’ve determined what the argument is, what is always the first question to ask in evaluating that argument?
4. Why is that always the first question?
5. What is the second question?
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