PHL 3000_ CRITICAL THINKING
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PHL 3000: CRITICAL THINKING
QUIZ #1
Part 1: Short Answer Questions
(2 Questions worth 5 points each. Total: 10 points)
1.) Explain what Socrates’ mission was: how did it get started, and why did it require him to
question people? What did Socrates conclude about this mission? Explain this in such a way
so that someone who has not taken the class or read the “Apology” could understand what
you are talking about.
Socrates mission was to seek wisdom, especially following the words he received about his
wisdom by an oracle. The oracle said no one was wiser than Socrates. He himself believed he
did not hold any important knowledge on the facts or secrets of life, so he went out to find
out why he was the wisest despite this lack of knowledge. He questioned and challenged
those around him who boasted about the supposed wisdom they had. By doing this he
uncovered the arrogance and corruption that many Athenian citizens possessed. He
concluded about his mission that he was in fact the wisest, because, unlike the people he had
encountered he was the only one with the knowledge that he did not hold the knowledge of
the most important facts of life.
2.) Socrates argues that he should stay in prison and face his execution rather than escape and
save his life. Do you think he was correct in this decision? Discuss his reasoning when
arriving at your conclusion. Explain this in such a way so that someone who has not taken
the class or read the “Crito” could understand what you are talking about.
I believe that he was correct in his decision when taking into consideration the other things
he stood for and taught others about. Socrates not only believed that laws were just, no
matter whether the system they stood under were unjust, but he also believed in his own
innocence. By accepting the death sentence and not accepting a less harsh form of
punishment he did not admit guilt to breaking the law.
Part 2: Multiple Choice Questions
(5 question worth 2 points each. Total: 10 points)
1.) The following passage contains an argument: “If you go to Columbus, you will head east
of here.”
(b) False
2.) What is the conclusion of the following argument? “If John studied for the test, then he
got an A
on it. John did not get an A on the test. That means John did not study for the test.”
(b) John did not study for the test.
3.) If an argument is valid, the conclusion of that argument must be true.
(b) False
4.) If an argument is invalid, we know that the conclusion must be false.
(b) False
5.) Is the following argument deductive or inductive? “Every time we go to the mountains in
May it snows; since our upcoming trip will be in the mountains in May, we will see some
snow then”.
(a) Inductive
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