Continuous assessment 2 Logic (AAU Fall, 2021) Dr.
Abiy Tsegaye
Name:_______________________________________ I.D.________________________________________
1) Which of the following words is not a premise indicator?
A) Because C) Hence
B) Since D) For
2) Which of the following words is not a conclusion indicator?
A) Wherefore C) Thus
B) For the reason that D) Implies that
3) An inductive argument always proceeds from:
A) The presumably known to the presumably C) The general to the particular
unknown D) The general to the general
B) The particular to general
4) A deductive argument always proceeds from:
A) The particular to the general C) The particular to the particular
B) The general to the particular D) None of the above
5) If an Inductive argument has a false premise then we know it is:
A) Weak C) Invalid
B) Unsound D) Uncogent
6) If a deductive argument has true premises and a false conclusion, then we know it is:
A) Uncogent C) Valid
B) Invalid D) Strong
7) If a deductive argument has true premises and a true conclusion, then we know.
A) It is valid C) It is cogent
B) It is sound D) It is strong
8) If you are cut by a knife, scar will occur on your body. Being cut by a knife is a_________ condition for the
occurrence of scar
A) Necessary C) Necessary and sufficient
B) Sufficient D) Neither necessary nor sufficient
9) Which one of the following is different from the other?
A) A statement of belief C) Loosely associated statements
B) Inference D) Explanations
10) Which is the following is correct about inferential claim?
A) They are arguments with a purpose to prove B) They are unproblematic passages that lack a
a given situation claim that anything is being proven
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C) that any potential conclusion is supported by D) All of the above
the premise
11) Which of the following is true?
A) Arguments must always claim to prove C) It is necessary that an argument must present
something actual evidence or true reason for it to be
B) An argument must always have at least two considered as argument
D) All of the above
premises and on conclusion
12) Which one of the following is an argument?
A) All crimes are violation of the law C) All crimes are violations of the law and theft
B) Theft is a crime is a crime
D) Theft is good for because it is a crime
13) A deductively unsound argument doesnt have one of the following features
A) It is valid but has at least one false premise C) It is invalid and has at least one false
B) It is invalid but all its premises are true premise
D) It does not have a premise
14) Which of the following is true?
A) All valid arguments have at least one false C) Every deductively unsound argument is
premise invalid
B) A deductively sound argument can have a D) Some arguments are true and some
false conclusion statements are invalid
15) Which one of the following is an invalid argument?
A) If it is raining, the ground is wet. It is C) All Ethiopians are mortals since all
raining. Therefore, the ground is wet Ethiopians are humans and all humans are
B) If it is raining, the ground is wet. The mortal
ground is wet. Therefore, it is raining D) If it is raining, the ground is wet. The
ground is not wet.
16) The definition A battery is dead if and only if a battery tester shows no deflection when connected to the two
poles is an example of:
A) A demonstrative (ostensive) definition C) An operational definition
B) A definition by genus and difference D) A definition by subclass
17) The definition Rare, in connection with roast beef, means cooked to a temperature of 1400 F is an example of
a:
A) Stipulative definition C) Lexical definition
B) Precising definition D) Theoretical definition
18) The definition Elephino means the offspring of a male elephant and a female rhinoceros is an example of a :
A) Lexical definition C) Stipulative definition
B) Theoretical definition D) Persuasive definition
19) The kind of definition that assigns a meaning to a term by indicating the members of the class that the term denotes is:
A) An intensional definition C) An extensional definition
B) An operational definition D) A theoretical definition
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20) The primary danger of emotively charged words is that they:
A) Cause arguments to be invalid C) Lead us to confuse premise with conclusion
B) Incline us to confuse inductive arguments with deductive arguments D) All of the above
21) The elderly farmer Ato Belay claims that he saw a flying saucer in his farm, but he never got beyond the fourth grade in
school and can hardly read or write. He is completely ignorant of what scientists have written on the subject, so his
report cannot possibly be true.
A) Appeal to force C) Begging the question
B) Appeal to pity D) Argument against the person the person
22) My friend is an integral part of this community. If he is sent to prison not only will this city suffer but also he will be
most missed by his family. You surely cannot find it in your hearts to reach any other verdict than not guilty.
A) Appeal to force C) Appeal to pity
B) Argument against the person D) Begging the question
43) You ought to try to study harder in school this year, Samuel, because it will spare your parents the embarrassment of
grade report from the instructor telling them you are failing the course.
A) Appeal to force C) Appeal to pity
B) Argument against the person D) Begging the question
44) You will back up my story and tell the committee I am reasoning logically; because if you don't I will do everything
in my power to see that you are fired
A) Appeal to force C) Appeal to pity
B) Argument against the person D) Begging the question
45) I believe in the Bible because it is the written word of God through his prophets. Obviously, God would not lie to his
prophets. After all, the Bible says so.
A) Appeal to force C) Appeal to pity
B) Argument against the person D) Begging the question
46) In recent studies researchers have show that women have more accurate intuition than men do. The reason cited is that
men's intuition is more often mistaken.
A) Argument against the person C) Begging the question
B) Appeal to pity D) Appeal to force
47) I can see that you are looking to buy a new car. Were having a sale on Toyota cars this month. Do you want to pay
cash or do you want the installment plan?
A) Equivocation C) Complex question
B) Amphiboly D) Begging the question
48) Tesfaye has really worked hard on his Logic course, and he will really be depressed if he does not make an A. For
these reasons, you just have to give him an A on his project.
A) Amphiboly C) Appeal to pity
B) Begging the question D) Equivocationŕŕrrrrŕ
49) What is right is what is morally obligatory. What is morally obligatory is what you should do. Of course, you should
do something because it is the right thing to do.
A) Begging the question C) Equivocations
B) Appeal to force D) Appeal to pity
50) If we wish to determine which of a person's motives determine his actions, we need only examine which of the
alternative courses of action he chooses to perform. Therefore, a person's motives are determined by the actions he
chooses to perform.
A) Equivocation C) Complex question
B) Begging the question D) Appeal to pity
51) A prosecutor states to the jury: You cannot let this man go free because our society is not safe with him at large.
Who knows who his next victim will be?
A) Complex question C) Begging the question
B) Appeal to Pity D) Equivocation
52) As I walked to the library from the Learning Center not one person spoke to me. Lander University is not as friendly
as I was led to believe.
A) Accident C) False case
B) Hasty generalization D) Complex question
53) I dont care what your arguments are; you are using gangster tactics. The arguments you give are simply offensive.
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A) False Cause C) Against the person
B) Complex question D) Accident
54) Why havent you been studying, as you should? You would feel a lot better if you would take your school work
more seriously.
A) Appeal to force C) Accident
B) Complex Question D) False cause
55) Those who say that extra-sensory perception is not reliable are mistaken. The police, Hollywood stars, and politicians
have all relied on it.
A. Hasty Generalization C. False Cause
B. Appeal to the people D. Appeal to Unqualified Authority
56) But Doctor, surely your advice that I should not drink coffee is not sound advice since you yourself often drink coffee.
A. Appeal to Ignorance C. Suppressed Evidence
B. Appeal to Unqualified Authority D. Tu quoque
57) During the Gulf war many Americans made immense profits. That is an indisputable fact. Therefore, there can be no
doubt that American business interests instigated the war.
A. Hasty Generalization C. False Cause
B. Appeal to Ignorance D. Suppressed Evidence
58) The best students make the best grades. Therefore, getting high grades will undoubtedly cause you to be a better
student.
A. False Cause C. Begging the Question
B. Appeal to Ignorance D. Accident
59) In your understanding what is the benefit of studying LOGIC? And in connection with that what do
you conceptualize in the story told of Babylon?
60) The term LOGIC is entomologically derived from what Greek word and what is the real significant
meaning of the word?
