Exam 1: Dark Blue Velvet

If I refute a view that isn't your view and claim to have refuted you, then I have committed the "straw man" fallacy.

The fallacy of _____ amounts to transferring the qualities of a spokesperson to his or her insights, arguments, beliefs, or positions.

The fallacy of _____ occurs when someone brings an irrelevancy into a conversation.

Philosophy requires objectivity, reasonableness, and an open mind.

Which of the following branches of philosophy does NOT involve questions related to values?

Traditionally, philosophy has been divided into four main branches.

_____ is defined as the philosophical study of art and of value judgments about art.

Philosophical issues are rarely about values.

Art and beauty are primarily topics within social philosophy.

Critical thinking skills that come with the practice of philosophizing can stand one in good stead when faced with the problems life generously provides.

In philosophy, what is an argument?

Thinking that a person's position is frightening because the person himself is frightening would be an obvious mistake in reasoning. This is an example of the fallacy of _____.

Philosophy once included modern disciplines like physics and biology.

What fallacy is it when an argument assumes only two options when in fact there are more?

Metaphysics, the theory of knowledge, is the branch of philosophy concerned with questions related to knowledge.