Phil 102 Final Exam Topics PDF

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Topics for Final Exam Introduction to Philosophy -

No questions on Final, o Teacher said she may add them if she feels like it

Argument/ Non Argument (Chap 1) -

Know the 5 major types of arguments o Why is something not an argument

Premise and Conclusion (Chap 3) -

Empirical (direct and indirect), definition, testimonial premises o The 5 major ways to know how someone is an Expert

Inductive / Deductive (Chap 2) -

Practice more of Deductive and Inductive o Deductive both premise and conclusion are true, so it is o Inductive could be true or false, conclusion is based on the probability of something being true (50% or higher) o Cogent and Uncogent o Invalid and Valid o Sound and unsound

Fallacies (Chap 2, 4) -

Most fallacies have lack of clarity or relevance They are arguments; just bad arguments Lack of an argument, means there is no fallacy

Rhetorical Slanters (Chap 4) -

Slanters are linguistic manipulation Euphemism, dysphemism, stereotypes, etc. Know what kind of slanter is being used in a passage

Propositional Arguments (Chap 5) -

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Two types of statements o Simple o Compound – four major types  Conjunctions  Disjunctions  Conditional  Negative Combining statements

Categorical Arguments (Chap 6)...