Lecture

According to lecture, Callicles becomes dishonest in his side of the argument with Socrates when he
1. declares that the good life is one of fulfilling your every desire.
2. agrees with Socrates that the superior ruler must first rule themselves.
3. agrees with Socrates that the superior should rule.
4. asserts that all pleasures are equally good.
What is a general way to understand the term 'counter-example' as sometimes used in lecture (there may be more than one correct answer)?
1. One version of a counter-example is a case that shows that a principle held to be universally true (generalized) can have an instance that is false.
2. One version of a counter-example is a demonstration that an argument can have all true premises and a false conclusion, which shows the argument is invalid.
3. One version of a counter-example is that it is merely the denial of conclusion that was arrived at via argument, without providing an argument for that denial.
4. One version of a counter-example is an example of an argument which is etched into a kitchen counter.
In lecture it was suggested that Polus should have attacked 2 of Socrates' premises. What were those premises?
1. Shamefulness = (amount of) pain + (amount of) evil.
2. Committing injustice is worse for the individual than having injustice committed to them.
3. Just punishment benefits the one who is justly punished.
4. An act transfers the property of the act to the object acted on.
What is the fallacy of ambiguity (equivocation)?
1. This is an error of reasoning that amounts to attacking someone's character, when that person's character is not the subject of the argument.
2. This fallacy is committed when one creates a weakened version of the opponent's position that is easily refuted.
3. This fallacy is committed when a single word is used in more than one sense within an argument in order to establish a conclusion.
4. This is an error in reasoning that appeals to what the majority believe in order to establish some claim as true.
Which of the statements below reflect the points Socrates makes about 'knack' versus 'craft' (there may be more than one correct answer):
1. Cosmetics is the knack that has the appearance of the craft for bodily repair.
2. Oratory is the craft for the repair of the soul that is mimicked by the knack of justice.
3. The knack of sophistry has the appearance of maintenance of the soul.
4. A knack persuades via the appearance of good argument.

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