Match Each Description with the Item Below

question 23

Multiple Choice

Match each description with the item below.
-James Otis

• A)was a stubborn British general in the French and Indian War who viewed Native Americans with contempt
• B)was a Virginia planter chosen to lead the Continental army due to his service in the French and Indian War
• C)was a radical journalist in Philadelphia who wrote a pamphlet directly attacking the king rather than simply directing grievances at Parliament
• D)was a lawyer and one of the few Whigs who demanded freedom for African Americans and women
• E)was the Patriot who warned rebel leaders of a British military advance near Lexington
• F)was an English philosopher whose Two Treatises on Government had a large impact on political thought in the colonies
• G)was a British prime minister during the French and Indian War who adopted the military policy of treating the colonies as allies
• H)was a Patriot radical who organized the Sons of Liberty as well as the Committee of Correspondence
• I)was the British prime minister who grappled with the expenses of maintaining troops in America and proposed the Stamp Act
• J)was America's first African American poet and wrote of the "oppressive power" of white colonists

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Definitions:

Hypothetical Syllogism (HS)

A form of logical argument where two conditional statements lead to a conclusion, following the pattern: If A, then B; If B, then C; Therefore, if A, then C.

Modus Ponens (MP)

A logical argument form where if a conditional statement ("if p then q") is accepted, and the antecedent (p) is shown to be true, then the consequent (q) must also be true.

Constructive Dilemma (CD)

A type of logical argument that presents two conditional statements and concludes that if one is true, then a specific outcome follows.

Modus Ponens (MP)

A form of argument in deductive reasoning that applies the following structure: if P then Q; P is asserted to be true, therefore Q must be true.