Phi 210 Week 6 Quiz 2
Question 1
5 out of 5 points Correct All persons act in order that they might get pleasure.Even so-called altruistic persons who help others so much that they do almost nothing for themselves get pleasure out of giving.Otherwise, they wouldn't do it. Suppose a person hits himself over the head with a hammer.He must get pleasure from it, because why else would he do it if he didn't get pleasure from it? Answer Selected Answer: Circular reasoning Correct Answer: Circular reasoning Question 2
5 out of 5 points Correct Either the government imposes price controls on the cost of prescription drugs, or the pharmaceutical companies will continue to reap huge profits. Therefore, price controls must be imposed, because we cannot tolerate these huge profits any longer. Answer Selected Answer: Either/Or fallacy Correct Answer: Either/Or fallacy Question 3
5 out of 5 points Correct Raising a child is like growing a tree. Sometimes violent things, such as cutting off branches, have to be done to force the tree to grow straight. Similarly, corporal punishment must sometimes be inflicted on children to force them to develop properly. Answer Selected Answer: False analogy Correct Answer: False analogy Question 4
5 out of 5 points Correct Motives and desires exert forces on people, causing them to choose one thing over another. But force is a physical quantity, governed by the laws of physics. Therefore, human choices are governed by the laws of physics. Answer Selected Answer: Equivocation Correct Answer: Equivocation Question 5
5 out of 5 points Correct No mathematician has ever been able to demonstrate the truth of the variants of the Goldberg conjecture, so they cannot all be true. Answer
5 out of 5 points Correct All persons act in order that they might get pleasure.Even so-called altruistic persons who help others so much that they do almost nothing for themselves get pleasure out of giving.Otherwise, they wouldn't do it. Suppose a person hits himself over the head with a hammer.He must get pleasure from it, because why else would he do it if he didn't get pleasure from it? Answer Selected Answer: Circular reasoning Correct Answer: Circular reasoning Question 2
5 out of 5 points Correct Either the government imposes price controls on the cost of prescription drugs, or the pharmaceutical companies will continue to reap huge profits. Therefore, price controls must be imposed, because we cannot tolerate these huge profits any longer. Answer Selected Answer: Either/Or fallacy Correct Answer: Either/Or fallacy Question 3
5 out of 5 points Correct Raising a child is like growing a tree. Sometimes violent things, such as cutting off branches, have to be done to force the tree to grow straight. Similarly, corporal punishment must sometimes be inflicted on children to force them to develop properly. Answer Selected Answer: False analogy Correct Answer: False analogy Question 4
5 out of 5 points Correct Motives and desires exert forces on people, causing them to choose one thing over another. But force is a physical quantity, governed by the laws of physics. Therefore, human choices are governed by the laws of physics. Answer Selected Answer: Equivocation Correct Answer: Equivocation Question 5
5 out of 5 points Correct No mathematician has ever been able to demonstrate the truth of the variants of the Goldberg conjecture, so they cannot all be true. Answer