Philosophy Exam 1 Version 23: Logic and Meaning - Prof. H. Miller, Exams of Reasoning

Download Philosophy Exam 1 Version 23: Logic and Meaning - Prof. H. Miller and more Exams Reasoning in PDF only on Docsity! Philosophy 1504 Test 1 version 23(first series) Name: _____________________________ Student number __________________ I. (0.5 point each) Classify each of the following sentences as a statement (s), an interrogative (i), an imperative (m), an expressive (e), or a performative (p). Place the appropriate letter in the blank. _____ 1. I don't believe what you told me about Gondwanaland. _____ 2. Where in the world is Gondwanaland? II. (1 point) Explain the difference between the sense of a word and its reference. Give examples. III (1 point each) Each of the following definitions fails in one or more of the ways discussed in section 1.3. In the space below the definition say how it fails. 1. A county is a unit of local government in Ohio. 2. Kleptomania is the condition which distinguishes kleptomaniacs. IV (0.5 point each) Classify each of the following statements as analytically true (T), analytically false (F) , or synthetic (S). Place the appropriate letter in the blank. _____ 1. Six is an even number even though it is not divisible by 2. _____ 2. Wasps are insects. V (2 points) Define validity by completing the following definition. A valid argument is one that Test 1 version 23 http://www.phil.vt.edu/Miller/tests/Test1/t1v23.html (1 of 2) [5/5/2001 1:05:14 PM]