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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (BA Philosophy) .
| 101. |
A syllogism consists of _______ terms. |
| A. | five |
| B. | two |
| C. | three |
| D. | four. |
| Answer» C. three | |
| 102. |
A syllogism consists of ________ premisses. |
| A. | two |
| B. | three |
| C. | four |
| D. | five. |
| Answer» B. three | |
| 103. |
The major term is the _______________. |
| A. | subject of the conclusion |
| B. | copula |
| C. | predicate of the conclusion |
| D. | predicate of the minor premise. |
| Answer» B. copula | |
| 104. |
The minor term is the _______________. |
| A. | subject of the conclusion |
| B. | predicate of the conclusion |
| C. | subject of the major premise |
| D. | predicate of the major premise. |
| Answer» A. subject of the conclusion | |
| 105. |
That term which occurs in the premises and not in the conclusion is |
| A. | major term |
| B. | minor term |
| C. | copula |
| D. | middle term. |
| Answer» D. middle term. | |
| 106. |
__________ performs the function of an intermediary. |
| A. | major term |
| B. | middle term |
| C. | minor term |
| D. | copula. |
| Answer» B. middle term | |
| 107. |
Each term occurs ______ in the syllogism. |
| A. | once |
| B. | twice |
| C. | thrice |
| D. | four times. |
| Answer» B. twice | |
| 108. |
“B is a friend of C. A is a friend of B. Therefore A is a friend of C.” The above syllogism commits the fallacy of__________. |
| A. | quarterino-terminorum |
| B. | ambiguous major |
| C. | ambiguous minor |
| D. | equivocation. |
| Answer» A. quarterino-terminorum | |
| 109. |
____________ is a fallacy which occurs when a syllogism uses its major term in one sense in the premise and in a different sense in the conclusion. |
| A. | fallacy of ambiguous major |
| B. | fallacy of ambiguous minor |
| C. | fallacy of ambiguous middle |
| D. | fallacy of undistributed middle. |
| Answer» A. fallacy of ambiguous major | |
| 110. |
____________ is a fallacy which occurs when in a syllogism the minor term means one thing in the minor premise and quite another in the conclusion. |
| A. | fallacy of ambiguous major |
| B. | fallacy of ambiguous minor |
| C. | fallacy of ambiguous middle |
| D. | fallacy of undistributed middle. |
| Answer» B. fallacy of ambiguous minor | |
| 111. |
“ All donkeys are animals. All monkeys are animals. Therefore all monkeys are donkeys”. The fallacy committed by the above syllogism is |
| A. | ambiguous major |
| B. | ambiguous minor |
| C. | ambiguous middle |
| D. | undistributed middle. |
| Answer» D. undistributed middle. | |
| 112. |
The fallacy occurs when the major term which is not distributed in the major premise but distributed in the conclusion is |
| A. | ambiguous major |
| B. | undistributed middle |
| C. | illicit major |
| D. | equivocation. |
| Answer» C. illicit major | |
| 113. |
The fallacy occurs when the minor term which is not distributed in the minor premise but distributed in the conclusion is |
| A. | ambiguous minor |
| B. | undistributed middle |
| C. | equivocation |
| D. | illicit minor. |
| Answer» D. illicit minor. | |
| 114. |
The form of the syllogism as determined by the position of the middle term is |
| A. | figure |
| B. | mood |
| C. | quality |
| D. | quantity. |
| Answer» A. figure | |
| 115. |
There are _____ types of categorical syllogism known as figures. |
| A. | two |
| B. | three |
| C. | four |
| D. | five. |
| Answer» C. four | |
| 116. |
A _________ is a form of syllogism determined by the qulity and quantity of the three constituent propositions. |
| A. | mood |
| B. | figure |
| C. | middle termd |
| D. | conclusion. |
| Answer» A. mood | |
| 117. |
A syllogism in which the major premise is a hypothetical proposition, the minor and the conclusion are categorical propositions is a_______. |
| A. | categorical syllogism |
| B. | hypothetical syllogism |
| C. | disjunctive syllogism |
| D. | dilemma. |
| Answer» B. hypothetical syllogism | |
| 118. |
A hypothetical syllogism is also called______. |
| A. | conjunctive syllogism |
| B. | disjunctive syllogism |
| C. | categorical syllogism |
| D. | dilemma. |
| Answer» A. conjunctive syllogism | |
| 119. |
A constructive hypothetical syllogism is also known as _______. |
| A. | modus tollens |
| B. | modus ponens |
| C. | constructive dilemma |
| D. | addition. |
| Answer» B. modus ponens | |
| 120. |
Modus tollens is also known as________. |
| A. | constructive hypothetical syllogism |
| B. | constructive dilemma |
| C. | destructive dilemma |
| D. | destructive hypothetical syllogism. |
| Answer» D. destructive hypothetical syllogism. | |
| 121. |
A ___________ is a mixed syllogism whose major premise is a disjunctive propositions and whose minor premise and conclusion are categorical propositions. |
| A. | categorical syllogism |
| B. | hypothetical syllogism |
| C. | disjunctive syllogism |
| D. | dilemma. |
| Answer» C. disjunctive syllogism | |
| 122. |
The violation of the rules of a disjunctive syllogism commits the fallacy of ________. |
| A. | illicit major |
| B. | illicit minor |
| C. | improper disjunction |
| D. | ambiguous major |
| Answer» C. improper disjunction | |
| 123. |
______ is a valid mood of the first figure. |
| A. | baroco |
| B. | darapti |
| C. | fesapo |
| D. | barbara. |
| Answer» D. barbara. | |
| 124. |
________ is a valid mood of second figure. |
| A. | celarent |
| B. | cesare |
| C. | disamis |
| D. | bramantip. |
| Answer» B. cesare | |
| 125. |
________ is a valid mood of third figure. |
| A. | darii |
| B. | festino |
| C. | dimaris |
| D. | datisi. |
| Answer» D. datisi. | |
| 126. |
________ is valid mood of fourth figure. |
| A. | celerant |
| B. | cesare |
| C. | dimaris |
| D. | disamis. |
| Answer» C. dimaris | |
| 127. |
A Dilemma is a ________ syllogism. |
| A. | mixed |
| B. | categorical |
| C. | hypothetical |
| D. | disjunctive. |
| Answer» A. mixed | |
| 128. |
“He is either a saint or a sinner He is not a saint Therefore he is a sinner”. The above argument commits the fallacy of________. |
| A. | undistributed middle |
| B. | improper disjunction |
| C. | four terms |
| D. | illicit minor. |
| Answer» B. improper disjunction | |
| 129. |
“All animals are mortal All men are animals Therefore all men are mortal.” _________ is the major term of the above syllogism. |
| A. | mortal |
| B. | men |
| C. | animals |
| D. | are. |
| Answer» A. mortal | |
| 130. |
“All thugs are murderers All thugs are Indians Therefore all Indians are murderers”. The fallacy commited by above argument is |
| A. | illicit minor |
| B. | illicit major |
| C. | ambiguous major |
| D. | undistributed middle. |
| Answer» A. illicit minor | |
| 131. |
__________ fallacy occurs when a term is used in two different meanings in the syllogism. |
| A. | undistribute middle |
| B. | two negative premises |
| C. | equivocation |
| D. | illicit major. |
| Answer» C. equivocation | |
| 132. |
All Indians are hardworking All Keralites are Indians Therefore, All Keralites are hardworking The above argument is |
| A. | invalid |
| B. | false |
| C. | valid |
| D. | true |
| Answer» C. valid | |
| 133. |
If one premise is negative the conclusion must be________. |
| A. | negative |
| B. | positive |
| C. | both negative and positive |
| D. | neither negative nor positive. |
| Answer» A. negative | |
| 134. |
Two_______ premises yield no valid conclusion. |
| A. | universal |
| B. | particular |
| C. | affirmative |
| D. | categorical. |
| Answer» B. particular | |
| 135. |
From two ________ premises no conclusion is possible. |
| A. | universal |
| B. | affirmative |
| C. | negative |
| D. | categorical |
| Answer» C. negative | |
| 136. |
If one premise is particular the conclusion must be_________. |
| A. | universal |
| B. | negative |
| C. | affirmative |
| D. | particulal. |
| Answer» D. particulal. | |
| 137. |
A dilemma is ________ when disjunctive minor premise affirms the antecedents of the major premise. |
| A. | constructive |
| B. | destructive |
| C. | objective |
| D. | subjective. |
| Answer» A. constructive | |
| 138. |
A dilemma is ________ when disjunctive minor premise denies the consequents of the major premise. |
| A. | constructive |
| B. | destructive |
| C. | subjective |
| D. | objective. |
| Answer» B. destructive | |
| 139. |
A dilemma is simple when the conclusion is__________ proposition. |
| A. | disjunctive |
| B. | implicative |
| C. | negative |
| D. | categorical. |
| Answer» D. categorical. | |
| 140. |
A dilemma is complex when the conclusion is __________ proposition. |
| A. | implicative |
| B. | categorical |
| C. | disjunctive |
| D. | negative. |
| Answer» C. disjunctive | |
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