Phil 101-14 F15: Exam 1 Study Guide

Part I: Fill-in-the-blank. You should know the definitions of the following words for fill-in-the-blank questions. A word bank will be provided on the exam.
  • Antecedent
  • Argument
  • Cogent
  • Conclusion
  • Conditional
  • Consequent
  • Deductive
  • Disjunct
  • Disjunction
  • Enthymeme
  • Inductive
  • Inference
  • Invalid
  • Logic
  • Necessary Condition
  • Not Cogent
  • Not Sound
  • Premise
  • Principle of Charity
  • Proposition
  • Rhetorical Question
  • Sound
  • Statement
  • Strong
  • Sufficient Condition
  • Valid
  • Weak
Part II: Short Answer. You should be able to perform the following tasks:
  • Identify the premises and conclusion in an argument.
  • Diagram an argument.
  • Explain the difference between a Formal and an Informal Fallacy.
Part III: Fallacies. You should be able to define and identify the following fallacies. A list of the names of the fallacies will be provided on the exam.

I. Fallacies of Relevance
  1. Ad Hominem
  2. Tu Quoque
  3. Ad Populum
  4. Appeal to Emotion
  5. Appeal to Pity
  6. Appeal to Force
  7. Appeal to Ignorance
  8. Missing the Point
  9. Appeal to an Unqualified Authority
II. Fallacies of Unwarranted Assumption
  1. Begging the Question
  2. Complex Question
  3. Biased Sample
  4. Accident
  5. Hasty Generalization
  6. Misleading Precision
  7. False Dichotomy/Dilemma
III. False Cause Fallacies
  1. Coincidence
  2. Post Hoc
  3. Common Cause Fallacy
  4. Slippery Slope
IV. Fallacies of Ambiguity or Diversion
  1. Equivocation
  2. Amphiboly
  3. Composition
  4. Division
  5. Accent
  6. Eduction
  7. Straw Man
  8. Red Herring
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