Study Guide for Test #1

 

The test will have about 20 questions, weighted roughly equally. There should be ample room to show your work.

Here is a list of material included on the test.

SECTION
MATERIAL
1.1, 1.2
Be able to recognize if a passage is an argument, and if it is, identify the premise(s) and conclusion.
1.3, 1.4
Decide if an argument is deductive, inductive, valid, invalid, sound, unsound, strong, weak, cogent, uncogent.
1.5
Use the conuterexample method to prove invalidity.
1.6
Diagram extended arguments.
4.3
Use Venn diagrams or the Modern Square of Opposition to analyze validity of immediate inferences.
4.7
Translate sentences into categorical form.
5.2
Use Venn diagrams to analyze the validity of arguments.

For practice, you may wish to try Sample Test #1