Final

Question 1

Idealism

Answer 1

Rejects existence of an eternal world independent of you mind

Question 2

Metaphysical realism

Answer 2

Eternal world exists independently of your mind

Question 3

Fidesims

Answer 3

Believing only on faith, rejecting reason in religious endeavors

Question 4

Coherence theory of truth

Answer 4

Truth is determined by consistency in a system

Question 5

Pragmatism

Answer 5

Truth is determined by what works

Question 6

Subjectivism

Answer 6

Truth is relative to the individual

Question 7

Correspondence theory of truth

Answer 7

Truth directly relates to reality. Reality is outside myself.

Question 8

Rationality

Answer 8

Using deductive logic in an argument

Question 9

Authority

Answer 9

Something believed on the testimony of an authority

Question 10

A priori

Answer 10

Argument that precedes using the 5 senses

Question 11

A posteriori

Answer 11

Argument that follows using the 5 senses

Question 12

Post hoc

Answer 12

Chronological events are incorrectly connected as cause and effect

Question 13

Argument from silence

Answer 13

An unsupportable but possible conclusion

Question 14

Begging the question

Answer 14

The conclusion is a restatement of the premise

Question 15

False dilemma

Answer 15

A question posed, but only a limited number of answers are offered

Question 16

Faulty analogy

Answer 16

Statement that does not fully connect two things being compared

Question 17

Poison the well

Answer 17

Connecting an opponent’s position with weakness

Question 18

Red herring

Answer 18

A change of subject

Question 19

Ad homenem

Answer 19

Attacking the arguer instead of the argument

Question 20

Hasty generalization

Answer 20

False conclusion based on too small of a sampling

Question 21

Slippery slope

Answer 21

If/then statement that is not causally related

Question 22

Ontology

Answer 22

Study of existence. “The question of what is?”

Question 23

Epistemology

Answer 23

Study of knowledge. “How do you know what you know?”

Question 24

Axiology

Answer 24

Study of values. “Why do you value your values?”

Question 25

Atheism

Answer 25

There is only the physical universe

Question 26

Pantheism

Answer 26

God and the world are identical. Good and evil must balance

Question 27

Theism

Answer 27

God is creator, outside the universe. Benevolence, omniscient, omnipotent

Question 28

Deism

Answer 28

God exists but he does not act in the universe

Question 29

Agnosticism

Answer 29

You can't know f there is a God

Question 30

Polytheism

Answer 30

There are many gods

Question 31

Finite godism

Answer 31

God exists but he is limited in one or more aspects of his nature

Question 33

Presuppositions apologetics

Answer 33

Christianity proven on basic, fundamental assumptions

Question 34

Experiential Apologetics

Answer 34

Christianity proven from personal accounts

Question 35

Evidential apologetics

Answer 35

Christianity proven from historical and archaeological evidence

Question 36

Classical apologetics

Answer 36

Christianity proven from historical, archeological evidence and reason

Question 37

John 14:6

Answer 37

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Question 38

Hebrews 11:1

Answer 38

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen

Question 39

John 18:38

Answer 39

“What is truth?” retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, “I find no basis for a charge against him.

Question 40

Hinduism

Answer 40

Polytheistic and pantheistic; absorption into cosmic conscientious

Question 41

Buddhism

Answer 41

Goal is the annihilation of self to escape suffering

Question 42

Islam

Answer 42

Believes society should be based on the laws of Islam

Question 43

Judaism

Answer 43

Believes they have a special relationship with God because of their race

Question 44

Christianity

Answer 44

Believes in saving blood atonement through a messiah