logic

logic is:

the study of good versus bad reasoning

Logic studies:

valid vs invalid arguments

Which of the following is not true about logic?

logic studies the criteria for differentiating sound arguments from unsound arguments.

logic studies how to determine the strength of an argument.

logic studies how people think out solutions to their problems

logic studies how to differentiate valid from invalid arguments.

logic studies how people think out solutions to their problems

which of the following is not true about logic?

logic is the academic discipline that studies how to prove that an argument is valid.

logic studies arguments.

logic studies how to justify beliefs.

logic studies the workings of the human brain

logic studies the workings of the human brain

which of the following is true about logic?

logic is the study of strategies of creative thought.

logic is the study of what works in persuasive argument

logic studies what people need to do to live mentally balanced lives.

logic is the study of the psychology of reasoning.

logic studies how to justify that a proposed solution to a problem is true.

logic studies how to justify that a proposed solution to a problem is true.

t or f The following statement, "As an academic discipline, logic studies the criteria for differentiating sound arguments from unsound arguments,"

true

t or f The following statement, "As an academic discipline, logic studies the workings of the human brain," is:

false

t or f The following statement, "Logic is the academic discipline that studies how to determine the strength of an argument," is:

true

t or f The following statement, "Logic studies how to justify beliefs," is:

true

t or f The following statement, "Logic studies how to justify a proposed solution to a problem," is:

true

t or f The following statement, "Logic is the study of what works in persuasive argument," is:

false

t or f The following statement, "Logic is the study of strategies of creative thought," is:

false

t or f The following statement, "Logic is the academic discipline that studies how to differentiate valid from invalid arguments," is:

true

t or f The following statement, "Logic studies arguments," is:

true

t or f The following statement, "As an academic discipline, logic studies what people need to do to live mentally balanced lives," is:

false

t or f The following statement, "Logic is the study of the psychology of reasoning," is:

false

t or f The following statement, "Logic is the academic discipline that studies how to prove that an argument is valid," is:

true

Logic studies: (m) how to prove that an argument is valid; (n) the psychology of reasoning; (o) the criteria for differentiating valid arguments from invalid arguments; (p) strategies of persuading others; (q) how to live mentally balanced lives.

m,o

Logic studies: (m) how to justify beliefs; (n) how to justify proposed solutions to problems; (o) the criteria for differentiating sound arguments from unsound arguments; (p) the workings of the human brain; (q) psychological reasoning.

m, n, o

Logic studies: (m) what works in persuasive argument; (n) how to determine the strength of an argument; (o) the criteria for differentiating sound arguments from unsound arguments; (p) strategies of creative thought; (q) how to justify beliefs.

n, o, q

an argument is defined as:

A collection of propositions (propositions).

A collection of propositions (propositions) that explain events.

A collection of propositions (propositions) that provides instructions

A collection of propositions (propositions), one of which must be a conclusion and at least one of which must be a premise.

A collection of propositions (propositions), one of which must be a conclusion and at least one of which must be a premise

an argument...

may have more than one conclusion.

must have more than one premise

must have at least two premises.

may have no more than two premises.

None of the above.

none of the above

an argument..

must have more than one conclusion.

must have only one premise

must have at least two premises.

must have at least one premise.

None of the above.

must have at least one premise.

an argument..

must have only one conclusion.

must have only one premise

must have at least two conclusions.

must have more than one premise.

None of the above.

must only have only have one conclusion

Which is not true?

An argument is a set of propositions in which some of the members of the set, the premises, are offered in evidential support of another member of the set, the conclusion.

An argument is not a set of premises.

An argument is not a set of conclusions.

An argument is always true or false.

An argument is neither true nor false.

An argument is always true or false.

Which of the following is true?

Any set of propositions is an argument.

An argument is comprised of at least two premises.

An argument may have more than one conclusion.

An argument is comprised of exactly two premises.

None of the above

none of the above

t or f The following statement, "An argument is a set of statements, one of which is supported by the others," is:

true

t or f The following statement, "An argument is true or false, but not both," is:

false