TMA4/GST203

My TMA Home TMA Results My Pending TMA Quick Help My TMA TMA Instruction Course Detail TMA Calendar Grading Message BoardQuick Info Instructor Message Quiz Note Quiz Tip - 1 Quix Tip - 2 TMA Quiz Questions   TMA: TMA4/GST203 Matric Number:  SCORE=9.00 GST203 - Introduction to Philosophy and Logics Mr. Amusa Jamiu Oluwadamilare (jamusa@noun.edu.ng )   1 Before the year 2000, the anticipatory movements people commonly make when they nearly collide with some person is called collision tran-collision double-dodge anticipatory collision 2 The type of definition that specifies and unambiguously distinguishes the object in question from other object in a given domain is speculative definition real definition genus definition logical definition 3 Fallacy of equivocation occurs when ______ speaker equivocates somebody speaks with tongue in cheek words are used to deceive audience word is used in a manner that implies different meanings within the same context 4 The Latin phrase “petition principia” means ______ begging the principle petition principle principal begging the 5 A question is complex if________ it is difficult to answer it answers the intended reply the questioner presupposes some conclusion alluded to in the question none of the options 6 A conventional or established meaning of a term is called ________ Analysis Lexical definition theoretical definition All the options 7 _______is an intentional definition that attempts to provide an adequate understanding of the things to which the term applies (2000:100) theoretical definition classical definition theoretical frame work hypothetical definition 8 Which of these is not a function of Language_______________ informative emotive democratic declarative 9 Language acquisition Device is used to ________________ discover grammatical rule of a language correct gramatical law translate into different language teach different languages 10 The type of fallacy where the arguer attacks a misrepresentation of the opponent's view is ______________ fallacy Ad Baculum Ad Populum Strawman Ad Hominem 11 Susan advocates the legislation of cocaine. I cannot agree with any position based on the assumption that cocaine is good and that a society of drug addict can flourish. What type of fallacy is this? Ad Hominem Strawman Ad Populum Ad Baculum 12 The errors in reasoning that tend to be psychologically persuasive is regarded by logicians as ______ persuasion fallacy factual sentimental 13 According to Otakpor (2000), fallacies is classified into the followings except one _____ formal verbal informal elastic 14 An argument to attack the person who advances it rather than providing a rational critique of the argument itself is called _____ Ad Hominen fallacy Ad valorem argument Ultra patem fallacy non sequitor 15 Statements evoking pity in the audience even though its logically unrelated to the conclusion is called ______ Ad ignorantian fallacy fallacious statement Ad misericordian fallacy none of the options 16 If the conclusion of an argument seems to be proven simply because nobody has contradicted it means ______ it is the truth it appears to be ignorant the argument is powerful the oratory influence 17 Which of the following is not an example of syllogism__________ hypothetical disjunctive constructive referential 18 The informative function of language could be performed through ______ poetry religion All the options none of the options 19 When language is used to evoke or propagate feeling for attitudes in human being is said to be _______ expressive emotive comissive directive 20 The author of the book “how to do things with words (1962)” is ______ Henry Carr Thomas Watts Austin J.L Wole Soyinka