PHIL 200 Crossword
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
 
 
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Down: 1)  If a claim violates background information, we are not likely to take it seriously. That is, unless we are willing to revise our background info. Across: 2) We do not form sound judgments about those things. So we often are in error. Forming false beliefs is not a solid foundation on which to build anything. 3) We are biased towards evidence that confirms our favored belief We pay extra attention and give more weight to such evidence We conveniently ignore contrary evidence. 4) a. if P then Q b. P Therefore: Q 5) A. That would mean that subjects were infallible with respect to moral claims. That cannot be correct. B. The position is self defeating 6) If one had an unusually high standard for knowledge 7) He or she is recognized as an expert by other experts in the field His or her work is published in peer reviewed highly regarded journals in his or her field 8) Absorbent tampons 30% more absorbent9) The nature of the inference. Deductive arguments make deductive inferences. Inductive arguments make inductive inferences. 10) He is not an expert. He doesn’t know much more than the average person on the street. 11) Instead of critically assessing the evidence or arguments for a moral claim, we simply say that its truth is relative. 12) This astronomer anticipated seeing canals, and thus “saw” them even though they were not there. The brain constructed those canals and put them into his perceptual experience. 13) The fact that he is menacing is what impresses on us psychologically 14) a. If P then Q b. Not Q Therefore: Not P 15) Reliable news is expensive and time and pain staking Reliable news is not priority Maximizing viewership is 16) A qualified yes. Yes unless there is good reason to doubt that it. 17) We ignore and exaggerate evidence18) It operates according to how well beliefs are supported by reason. 19) How one thinks and what one thinks20) The way in which thinks has a negative effect on our ability to think critically. For instance, if I am only interested in outcomes that benefit me, then I am not going to take all the negative evidence against that outcome into account. I am going to put more stock in evidence which supports the outcome than the evidence calls for. Also, if I too concerned with making sure my beliefs align with the beliefs of a group to which I belong, I will ignore evidence which suggest that the entire group is wrong. 21) Our cherished beliefs are beliefs that we really cherish. We have too much invested in having what we believe be true. Religious belief Political belief Belief that my husband is not cheating on me—this leads to cognitive dissoance Belief that my child is really smart—this leads to explain away information that he’s not really that smart 22) We see and hear things which are not really there. Our brains make it up. In the same way, we remember seeing and hearing things which never happened. Our brains make it up. 23) One of the premises must be false. 24) We can try to persuade in many ways other than by presenting an argument Those who oppose gay marriage are bigots. Therefore we should support it. The most interesting man in the world—drink Dos Equis 25) Yes. P1: All men are at least 100 feet tall P2: All things that are at least 100 feet tall are mortal. C: All men are mortal.
 

 

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