Valid & Invalid Arguments Quiz
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This quiz focuses on formal logic and critical reasoning, specifically testing students' ability to evaluate the validity of deductive arguments. Based on the complexity of conditional statements, syllogistic reasoning, and propositional logic presented, this material is appropriate for grades 11-12 or early college level. Students must demonstrate mastery of logical structures including modus ponens, modus tollens, hypothetical syllogisms, disjunctive syllogisms, and categorical syllogisms. The core concepts required include understanding the difference between valid logical form and true conclusions, recognizing common logical fallacies such as affirming the consequent and denying the antecedent, and applying rules of inference to determine whether conclusions follow necessarily from given premises. Students need strong analytical skills to parse complex conditional statements, identify logical connectors (if-then, either-or, all, some, none), and evaluate whether the logical structure supports the conclusion regardless of the truth value of individual statements. Created by A. Clark, a Social Studies teacher in the US who teaches grade 13. This assessment serves as an excellent tool for developing students' critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills essential for advanced social studies coursework, debate, and civic engagement. The quiz works effectively as a formative assessment to gauge students' understanding of logical reasoning before tackling complex policy analysis or philosophical discussions. Teachers can use this as a warm-up activity to activate logical thinking skills, as homework to reinforce classroom instruction on argumentation, or as review material before examining historical documents and political speeches that require careful logical analysis. The varied argument structures provide comprehensive practice with different types of reasoning students encounter in advanced social studies texts. This assessment aligns with Common Core Standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.11-12.8 (evaluating reasoning in technical texts) and supports social studies standards requiring analysis of arguments and evidence in civic contexts.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Some law textbooks are too heavy to carry into class. All things that are too heavy to carry into class are impractical. Thus, some law textbooks are impractical.
Invalid
Valid
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Jonathan weighs 200 lbs.
Doris weighs 25 percent less than Jonathan.
So, Doris weighs 150lbs.
Invalid
Valid
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Either Colonel Mustard or Miss Scarlet is the culprit.
Miss Scarlet is not the culprit.
Hence, Colonel Mustard is the culprit.
Invalid
Valid
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
If the patient has malaria, then a blood test will indicate that his blood harbors at least one of these parasites: P. ovale and P. malaria.
Blood test indicates that the patient harbors none of these parasites.
Therefore the patient does not have malaria.
Invalid
Valid
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
If I move my knight, Christian will take my knight.
If I move my queen, Christian will take my knight.
Therefore, if I move my knight, Christian will take my queen.
Invalid
Valid
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Some bodies of water are polluted with chemical waste. All North American rivers are polluted with chemical waste. Hence, some bodies of water are North American rivers.
Invalid
Valid
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Either Stich is an alien or Stich is a monster.
Stich is not an alien, therefore it is a monster.
Invalid
Valid
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