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WorksheetsAcceptability, Relevance and Sufficiency
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
If Superman actually exists then at least one superhero is real. Superman actually exists. At least one superhero is real.
Socrates is a man and all men are green.
Therefore Socrates is green.
Ivanka Trump must be a good person. Her dad she's the 'goodest' person he's ever met.
"We need you to work a bit more without getting paid more. We're one big family and it's a tough time. That's what families do in tough times.
All living beings come from other living beings. Therefore, the first forms of life must have come from a living being. That living being is God.
[Take your time - this is hard...]
If an argument contains a premise that is vague this leads to a problem with:
Sufficiency
Relevance
Acceptability
If an argument contains a premise that is implausible this leads to a problem with:
Sufficiency
Relevance
Acceptability
If an argument contains a premise that is ambiguous this leads to a problem with:
Sufficiency
Relevance
Acceptability
If an argument attacks a person, rather than their argument, this is a problem with:
Sufficiency
Relevance
Acceptability
If an argument appeals to the reader's emotions, in a way that is is not related to the conclusion, this is a problem with:
Sufficiency
Relevance
Acceptability
If an analogical argument makes a faulty inference because the two things being compared are not similar enough, this is a problem with:
Sufficiency
Relevance
Acceptability
If a deductive argument is thought to be invalid, this is a problem with:
Sufficiency
Relevance
Acceptability
If an inductive argument draws a stronger conclusion than it should, this is a problem with:
Sufficiency
Relevance
Acceptability
If an argument contains a premise that is false this leads to a problem with:
Sufficiency
Relevance
Acceptability
If an inductive argument draws a stronger conclusion than it should, this is a problem with:
Sufficiency
Relevance
Acceptability
In a slippery slope argument, the problem is with:
Sufficiency
Relevance
Acceptability
When an argument claims that one thing caused another simply because the second followed the first, the problem is with:
Sufficiency
Relevance
Acceptability
Arguments which affirm the consequent or deny the antecedent are:
insufficient
irrelevant
unacceptable
