Discussion Guide: The Ultimate Proof of Creation Chapter 8

As I’m going over this with a group of guys from my church I thought the following questions might be helpful for individuals and small groups to facilitate discussions and learning based upon the apologetics’ book “Ultimate Proof of Creation” by Jason Lisle.  It is a book that teaches Presuppositional apologetics that engages apologetics at the level of worldview.  Cornelius Van Til was instrumental in beginning this form of apologetics and others have developed and applied it.

For discussion questions for previous chapters click on the following:

Introduction and Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

The questions in this post will be for chapter 8 of the book.  Each question is followed by page numbers in parenthesis where the answer can be found.

Chapter 8

1. What does it mean that Formal logic is deductive in nature? (140)
2. What is a syllogism? (140)
3. What are the two classes of formal deductive logic? (140)
4. What does categorical logic deal with? (140)
5. What does propositional logic deal with? (140-141)
6. What is refutation by logical analogy and why is it useful? What is also a possible drawback?(141-142)
7. How many categorical fallacies are there and how many are the most frequent ones that the book will cover? (143)
8. What is the antecedant and what is the consequent? (144)
9. Discuss what is a mixed hypothetical syllogism and also what are the forms of mixed hypothetical syllogisms that are valid (143-144)
10. What are some invalid mixed hypothetical syllogisms? (144-147)
11. What is one we can remember which forms of syllogisms is fallacious and which is valid? (147)
12. What is a sound argument versus a valid one? (147-148)
13. What is an enthymeme? (148)
14. Why is it so important our worldview must be without contradiction? (149-150)

May the Lord bless those studying Presuppositional apologetics!