Intro to Logic and Critical Thinking

A claim that is justified (if at all) by something other than reason.

• rational

• non-rational

• irrational

• argument

An argument is best defined as:

• a premise that provides a reason for believing the conclusion is true

• a disagreement between two or more people

• a statement that can be true or false

• a claim that cannot be proven but only discussed

A premise must always come before the conclusion.

• True

• False

An argument is NOT

• one or more claims that support the truth of another

• an automatic contradiction of what someone else says

• an attempt to justify a claim with reason

• an important part of philosophical dialogue

A statement that can be true or false.

• claim

• premise

• issue

• conclusion

A statement offered as a reasoning for believing another statement is true

• claim

• issue

• premise

• conclusion

The question that a statement raises.

• claim

• issue

• premise

• conclusion

In philosophy it is widely accepted that arguments are unproductive and so philosophers don't make them.

• True

• False

Identify the premise: Every coin that I have pulled from the bag has been a penny, so there must be only pennies in the bag.

• every coin I have pulled has been a penny

• there must only be pennies in the bag

Identify the premise: That dog is not going to bite me. She has never bitten me before.

• That dog is not going to bite me.

• She has never bitten me before.