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Critical Thinking - Chapter 1

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is the careful application of reason in the determination of whether a claim is true.

a)

Argument

b)

Critical Thinking

c)

Claim

d)

Issue

2.

Claim

a)

A statement, true or false, that expresses an opinion or belief

b)

A question

c)

Expresses an evaluation of something

d)

Expresses a moral or ethical evaluation of something

3.

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

a)

Issue

b)

Conclusion

c)

Claim

d)

Argument

4.

What is raised when a claim is called into question

a)

Argument

b)

Claim

c)

Issue

d)

Conclusion

5.

An argument whose premises being true means that the conclusion must be true

a)

Valid deductive argument

b)

Strong inductive argument

c)

Value judgment

d)

Moral value judgment

6.

The more support the premises of an inductive argument provide for its conclusion, the stronger the argument

a)

Valid deductive argument

b)

Strong inductive argument

c)

Value judgment

d)

Moral value judgment

7.

A claim that expresses an evaluation of something

a)

Valid deductive argument

b)

Strong inductive argument

c)

Value judgment

d)

Moral value judgment

8.

A claim that expresses a moral or ethical evaluation of something

a)

Valid deductive argument

b)

Strong inductive argument

c)

Value judgment

d)

Moral value judgment

9.

Language that is psychologically persuasive but does not have extra logical force

a)

Critical Thinking

b)

Rhetoric