Transcript Practice Quiz 2

Practice Quiz 2
Truth, Facts, Theories, Definitions
Hurley 4.1 & 4.2
1
Which theory seems to confuse a test for truth
with what truth is?
Correspondence
B. Coherence
C. Alethic
D. Transcendental
E. Experimental
A.
2
Logicians call the bearer of truth value a…
A.Sentence
B.Declarative sentence
C.Pronouncement
D.Preposition
E.Proposition
3
To be polite, we should only use the word ‘fact’
for things…
A.That are grounded in modern science
B.That can be inspected by the mind alone
C.That are easily confirmed / common
knowledge
D.A and B
E.B and C
4
A fact is …
A.Any subject / predicate sentence
B.Any state of affairs
C.Only what is known by someone at some
time
D.What is expressed in a sentence
E.What Jack should believe
5
Who wrote that ‘snow is white’ is true if and
only if snow is white?
A.Gloria Allred
B.Albert Tarnish
C.Albert Finny
D.Alfred North Whitehead
E.Alfred Tarski
6
When we have no remaining doubts about the
correctness of a theory, we call that theory …
A.The argument
B.The explanation
C.The illustration
D.The analogy
E.The Truth
7
‘Brittle’ means ‘hard, and if struck with mild
force, it shatters’. This is an example of …
A.Enumerative definition
B.Subclass definition
C.Operational definition
D.Ostensive definition
E.Synonymous definition
8
‘Silly’ means ‘goofy’. This is an example of …
A.Enumerative definition
B.Subclass definition
C.Operational definition
D.Ostensive definition
E.Synonymous definition
9
‘Green’, accompanied by pointing at the grass.
This is an example of …
A.Enumerative definition
B.Subclass definition
C.Operational definition
D.Ostensive definition
E.Synonymous definition
10
A ‘real’ definition is the definition of …
A.A dictionary word
B.A hip, new word
C.A thing, not a word
D.‘Real’, duh
E.Non-fiction words
11
Dictionaries are composed entirely of …
A.Stipulative definitions
B.Reportive definitions
C.Operational definitions
D.Definitions by subclass
E.None of the above
12
If believing in leprechauns made you a lot of
money and helped you accomplish your goals,
‘leprechauns are real’ would be true on …
A.the pragmatic theory of truth
B.the correspondence theory of truth
C.the practical theory of truth
D.the silly theory of truth
E.the pragmatic theory of truth