Exam 8: Answering Moral Questions

Brainstorming arguments for your view is the first step in the six-step process for answering moral questions that was outlined in Chapter 8.

One important way to resist confirmation bias is to be especially skeptical of information and arguments that support your existing views.

The six-step process for answering moral questions that was outlined in Chapter 8 works only for questions about the morality of specific actions.

An objection does not have to be a complete argument.

An argument commits the strawman fallacy when it criticizes a distorted version of another argument.

Identifying a specific moral question is the first step in the six-step process for answering moral questions that was outlined in Chapter 8.

One part of confirmation bias is the tendency to seek out only information that supports your existing views.

The point of Chapter 8's six-step process of answering moral questions is to prepare you to defend your existing moral views against philosophical criticism.

One part of confirmation bias is to seek out arguments that conflict with our existing views so that we can criticize them.

What is a "salient answer" to a question, as explained in Chapter 8?

An undercutting objection aims to show that an argument is not cogent without showing that the conclusion is false.

An objection is:

If an argument commits the fallacy of equivocation, you can often show that the argument fails by replacing a word or phrase with a synonym.

Which of the following arguments commits the fallacy of equivocation?

Which of the following is NOT listed in Chapter 8 as a reason to count an answer as a "salient answer" to a moral question?

In your own words, explain the strawman fallacy. What is wrong with it as an objection to an argument?

The KEEPING UP WITH THE GAMBINOS objection in Chapter 8 argues that the key normative premise in the UNFAIR DISADVANTAGE argument is false. This makes KEEPING UP WITH THE GAMBINOS:

Confirmation bias is a tendency to seek out and pay more attention to information that supports your existing views.

An objection must include a conclusion and at least one premise.

Which of the following is NOT discussed in Chapter 8 as a good way to gather information about your chosen topic when trying to answer a moral question?