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WorksheetsCritical Thinking - Chapter 1
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 9mins
It is the careful application of reason in the determination of whether a claim is true.
Argument
Critical Thinking
Claim
Issue
Claim
A statement, true or false, that expresses an opinion or belief
A question
Expresses an evaluation of something
Expresses a moral or ethical evaluation of something
A two-part structure of claims, one part of which (the premise or premises) is given as a reason for thinking the other part (the conclusion) is true
Issue
Conclusion
Claim
Argument
What is raised when a claim is called into question
Argument
Claim
Issue
Conclusion
An argument whose premises being true means that the conclusion must be true
Valid deductive argument
Strong inductive argument
Value judgment
Moral value judgment
The more support the premises of an inductive argument provide for its conclusion, the stronger the argument
Valid deductive argument
Strong inductive argument
Value judgment
Moral value judgment
A claim that expresses an evaluation of something
Valid deductive argument
Strong inductive argument
Value judgment
Moral value judgment
A claim that expresses a moral or ethical evaluation of something
Valid deductive argument
Strong inductive argument
Value judgment
Moral value judgment
Language that is psychologically persuasive but does not have extra logical force
Critical Thinking
Rhetoric
