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write "true" if the statement is correct or "false" if it is not.

1, According to rationalism senses alone can not provide universal, valid judgments that are consistent with one another.


2 , Both valid and invalid arguments could be unsound and conversely unsound arguments could be either valid or invalid


3. In a deductive argument, it is intended that the conclusion contains more information than the premise.


4, Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature, scope, meaning, and possibility of . knowledge.


5, An Inferential claim is necessary to determine whether an argument is valid or invalid.


6, ontology is the study of the origin and development of the universe.



7, in inductive arguments, the conclusion is only confirmed. Not supported by the premises.



PART 2
Choose the correct answer among the given alternatives (1.5 each)

1, Hemoglobin is endogenous with humans. Therefore, it is manufactured
inside the human body.
🅰. Argument from a certain sign
🅱. Argument from authority
🅲. Argument from definition
🅳. Argument based on analogy



2. ldentify the statement which is an argumentative.
🅰. Man is mortal because everyone dies at some point and nobody lives forever,
🅱. l am having a party at my place. Thus, please come and enjoy.
🅲. If X is Y and Y is Z, then X is
. Also Z.
🅳. For many eyewitnesses testified so, the number of people killed in yesterday's attack is fifteen.



3. Since Amina does not wear a hijab, she is not a Muslim. This argument is,
🅰. Valid Deductive Argument
🅱. An Invalid Deductive Argument
🅲. A Strong Inductive Argument
🅳. A Weak Inductive Argument.


4. Which one of the following is wrongly matched?
🅰. Political Philosophy- Civil society
🅱. Ethics- Moral standards
🅲. Aesthetics - Beauty
🅳. Logic - Value



5. Which branch of philosophy is wrongly correlated with a question of interest?
🅰. Metaphysis- Is the universe's origin accidental or a result of grand design?
🅱. Epistemology- How best wealth can be distributed between and within states?
🅲. Logic- - What is an argument?.
🅳. Ethics-Where did our concepts of rightness and wrongness come from?



6. Which branch of philosophy deals with differences in human tastes and sentiments over artistic works?
🅰. Metaphysics
🅱. Epistemology
🅲. Aesthetics
🅳. Social Philosophy



7. Abebe is a professor in philosophy and he told me that philosophy is more of an art than a science. In view of professor Abebe, philosophy is an art and not essentially a science. This argument is:
🅰. Deductive- from definition
🅱. Inductive-based on analogy
🅲. Inductive- from authority
🅳. Deductive-syllogistic


8. A non-argument expression that consists of statements about certain subjects combined with instances intended to show the way or why something is it is.
🅐, illustration
🅑. Explanation
🅒. Expository
🅓. Loosely Associated Statement


9. since 4x + 10 is 35, X is 5. The argument is:
🅐, Valid deductive Argument
🅑. An Invalid Deductive Argument
🅒. Strong Inductive Argument
🅓. Weak Inductive Argument




10. "If you work hard. then you will score A. Thus, you would not score A, because you do not work hard." Let the antecedent and consequent are represented by X&Y, respectively, which of the following correctly expresses the form of this argument?
🅐. If X then Y.
X
So, Y

🅑. Not Y
Not X
So, if X then Y

🅒. If X then Y
Not X
So, not Y

🅓. If X then Y
Not Y
So, Not X

11. Statistics reveal that 85% of the population of Ethiopia is leading rural life Hence, the majority of the people Of Ethiopia are still agrarian.
🅐. Valid, sound
🅑. Valid, unsound
🅒. Invalid, unsound
🅓. Strong, cogent
🅔. Strong, uncogent



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