\documentclass{examdesign} \Fullpages \NumberOfVersions{3} \begin{document} \begin{examtop} \noindent Name:\rule{4in}{.4pt} \begin{center} \textbf{Philosophy 29---Critical Reasoning} \\ \textbf{Midterm Exam \Alph{version}} \\ \textbf{November 5, 1997} \end{center} \end{examtop} \begin{truefalse}[title={True/False (2 pts. each)},suppressprefix] Print ``T'' if the statement is true, otherwise print ``F'' \begin{question} \answer{True} For purposes of evaluating the credibility of a source, a statement is less credible if the statement maker knows that his or her reputation is at risk. \end{question} \begin{question} \answer{True} A deductively valid argument can have true premises and a true conclusion. \end{question} \begin{question} \answer{True} A proposition and its double negation are logically equivalent. \end{question} \begin{question} \answer{False} If an argument is bad, the conclusion must be wrong. \end{question} \begin{question} \answer{True} Observation reports by the observer are generally to be preferred over others' reports of these observation reports. \end{question} \begin{question} \answer{True} A deductively valid argument can have false premises and a true conclusion. \end{question} \begin{question} \answer{False} The word ``because'' usually indicates that the next sentence is the conclusion of an argument. \end{question} \begin{question} \answer{False} Observations and the conclusions inferred from them are usually equally reliable. \end{question} \begin{question} \answer{True} A conclusion can also be a reason for another conclusion. \end{question} \end{truefalse} \begin{fillin}[title={Fill in the blanks (3 pts. each)}] \begin{question} An argument is deductively invalid if \hrulefill \end{question} \begin{question} What fallacy labels best describe the following? \begin{enumerate} \item You are giving reasons why the referee's decision was a bad one because you are for the Lakers. So I don't accept your conclusion. \hrulefill \item \word{{Carl Sagan} {Albert Einstein}} says, ``\word{{Asics} {Reeboks}} are the best shoes to wear when thinking about \word{{astronomy} {physics}}.'' \hrulefill \end{enumerate} \end{question} \begin{question} If an argument has a conditional proposition as a premise and the affirmation of the antecedent of the conditional as a premise, then it is deductively valid to conclude \hrulefill \end{question} \begin{question} Write whether each of the following is an observation or a conclusion: \begin{enumerate} \item The physicist says, ``This is the particle track of an electron.'' \hrulefill \item The physicist says, ``The particle track on this film curves to the right.'' \hrulefill \end{enumerate} \end{question} \begin{question} When examining an argument, there are three things you must do. These are: \begin{enumerate} \item \hrulefill \item \hrulefill \item \hrulefill \end{enumerate} \end{question} \begin{question} The \emph{then} part of a conditional is called the \hrulefill. \end{question} \begin{question} Write the contrapositive of the proposition: If John is tall, then John is qualified for the basketball team. \hrulefill \end{question} \end{fillin} \end{document}