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1
Ethics comes from the Greek word 'ethos' which means:
A)mores
B)custom
C)rules
D)theories about the moral rules
2
According to Socrates it is:
A)better to be a critical thinker than to be obedient
B)required for us to be obedient to authorities, especially to our elders
C)necessary for us to be in harmony with nature.
3
Logic:
A)defines the rules for proper thinking
B)explains the theories of the nature of reality
C)provides theories of art and beauty
4
A conclusion based on a gathering of evidence, but the conclusion is uncertain, although the conclusion is believed to be likely is:
A)deductive argument
B)hasty generalization
C)inductive argument
D)an appeal to authority
5
If we permitted a victim to "hunt down" a predator, we would be creating the fallacy known as:
A)hasty generalization
B)straw man fallacy
C)bifurcation
D)slippery slope
6
The fallacy whereby an individual states he/she is right because he/she is never wrong is known as:
A)slippery slope
B)begging the question
C)ad baculum
D)bifurcation
7
To form a strong moral argument, it must include:
A)the logic of reasoning and emotions
B)the logic of reasoning and perfected opinions
C)emotions and truth
D)truth and perfected opinions
8
The study of metaphysics is the study of:
A)the rules for proper thinking
B)theories of the nature of reality
C)theory of knowledge
9
The fallacy which assumes that who a person is determines the correctness or incorrectness of what he/she says is known as:
A)appeal to authority
B)begging the question
C)straw man fallacy
D)ad hominem
10
According to Martha Nussbaum's Love's knowledge, novels do not function as pieces of "raw life", but they are:
A)a way to learn new moral behaviors
B)a close and careful interpretative description of life
C)an example of how we should live our lives
D)an extension of life, another way to interpret difficult decisions in life





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