A level south west regional mock gce 2022 philosophy 1
A level south west regional mock gce 2022 philosophy 1
Given that the proposition: “All kids are
fanatics” is false, which of the following can
be said to be doubtful and true respectively?
A “Some kids are fanatics” and “No kids ‘
are fanatics”.
“Some kids are fanatics” and “some
kids are not fanatics”.
C “No kids are fanatics” and “some kids
are not fanatics”.
D “Some fanatics are kids” and ccNo kids
are fanatics”.
6. A syllogism in which there is partial or
complete exclusion of the subject term from
the predicate term in both premises must
obviously commit one of the following
fallacies.
B A Fallacy of terms
B Fallacy of illicit minor
C Fallacy of exclusive premise
D Fallacy of illicit major
7. An Enthymeme of the third order is expressed
2. Which of the following statements has as by:
contrapositive, the proposition: “Some
successful candidates are not non-students”? Expression of the conjunction “and”
Suppression of the major premises
Omission of the conclusion
AB
A All student are unsuccessful candidates
C
B No unsuccessful candidates are students
Some students are unsuccessful D Suppression of the connective “Since
candidates
C
Considering the statement: “If Paul does not
study hard, he wouldn’t succeed in his
venture” to be the major premise of a
syllogism, what w ill be the conclusion of the
invalid form of the modus Tollens?
D No students are unsuccessful candidates 8.
3. Identify that which is absolutely true to an
*
argument.
A All arguments have a premise and a
conclusion
B In any argument, the truth of the
conclusion follows from the truth of the
A Peter succeeds in his venture
B Peter does not study hard
premises C Peter studies hard
All arguments have a single conclusion
derived from one or more premises
C
D Peter wouldn’t succeed in his venture
All arguments are syllogisms in which a
conclusion is derived from two or more
D 9. Identify the fallacy clearly committed in the
following argument: “President Barrack
Obama argues that we should avoid eating junk
food. But look at what he eats: cheese burgers,
f • ‘ ’ * ‘
French fries, hot dogs and cheese – . : steaks.
Clearly, Obama’s arguments about food are not
worth listening to”
premises.
4. Identify the argument below which commits
both the fallacies of undistributed middle and
illicit major
A AOA-2
A Fallacy of ignoratio Elenchi
B IEO-4
B Fallacy of Tu quoque
C AAE-1
Fallacy or argumentatum ad hominem
Fallacy of argumentum ad Populum
C
D IOE-3
D
5. In which figures of the syllogism are the AEE
and EIO moods valid? 10. Determine the truth values to be assigned to V
and T respectively to render the truth function.
V.T 0 ~ R to be false given that r is true
A First and third figures
B Second and fourth figure
C Third and second figure A True, True
D Fourth and first figure B True, True
