Question 1

A moral statement is a:

Accepted Answer

A) statement affirming that an action is bad or that a person is bad. 
B) statement asserting a valid moral argument. 
C) statement asserting that a state of affairs is actual (true or false)but not assigning a moral value to it. 
D) statement affirming that an action is right or wrong or that a person (or one's motive or character)is good or bad.

Question 2

The fallacy of drawing a conclusion about an entire group of people or things based on an undersized sample of the group is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) hasty generalization. 
B) begging the question. 
C) slippery slope. 
D) faulty analogy.

Question 3

An argument in the logical sense is a:

Accepted Answer

A) heated exchange of views. 
B) group of statements,one of which is supposed to be supported by the rest. 
C) group of statements,all of which make an assertion of some kind. 
D) group of unconnected statements.

Question 4

The essential elements that one should strive for in any moral essay or conversation include:

Accepted Answer

A) a claim to be proved and an argument for or against the claim 
B) equivocation and appeal to authority 
C) consideration of alternative views 
D) answers (a)and (c)

Question 5

What is the fallacy used in the following passage known as?
Passage: No one can prove that a fetus is not a person from the moment of conception.So a fetus must be accorded full moral rights as soon as it is conceived.

Accepted Answer

A) appeal to ignorance 
B) appeal to the person 
C) slippery slope 
D) faulty analogy

Question 6

What is the implied premise in the following moral argument?
Argument: The war did not increase the amount of happiness in the world.So the war was morally wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) If a war is immoral,it must be considered morally wrong. 
B) If a war does not increase the amount of peace in the world,it must be considered morally wrong. 
C) If a war does not increase the amount of happiness in the world,it must be considered morally wrong. 
D) Some wars increase the amount of happiness in the world.

Exam 3: Evaluating Moral Arguments

A moral statement is a:

The fallacy of drawing a conclusion about an entire group of people or things based on an undersized sample of the group is known as:

An argument in the logical sense is a:

The essential elements that one should strive for in any moral essay or conversation include:

What is the fallacy used in the following passage known as? Passage: No one can prove that a fetus is not a person from the moment of conception.So a fetus must be accorded full moral rights as soon as it is conceived.

What is the implied premise in the following moral argument? Argument: The war did not increase the amount of happiness in the world.So the war was morally wrong.