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WorksheetsCritical thinking revision paper for MNU
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 20mins
Grizzly bears can't be dangerous! They're too cute.
hasty generalization
red herring
strawman
ad hominem
Senator Rabbit is a liar. You shouldn't listen to him on anything.
circular reasoning
ad hominem
slippery slope
red herring
Q. If we let the government implant tracking devices in criminals, it's not going to stop there! They're going to want to track school children and eventually everyone!
either/or
slippery slope
non sequitur
faulty cause and effect
Q. There's no point listening to you. Everybody knows you're just a little do-gooder.
ad hominem
circular reasoning
bandwagon
faulty analogy
Q. A logical argument whose premises necessarily lead to the conclusion, regardless of whether or not the premises are correct.
Premise
Conclusion
Valid
Good
Q. A logical argument whose premises do not necessarily lead to the conclusion.
Invalid
Unsound
Good
Valid
Q. Christina winked, implying/inferring that she was in on the joke.
implying
inferring
Q. Joshua looked out the window and saw that most people were wearing short sleeves; he implied/inferred that it was warm outside.
implied
inferred
Q. It’s often possible to imply/infer the meaning of an unfamiliar word from other information in the sentence.
Imply
Infer
Q. Implying/Inferring that I should help him pack the car, my dad said, “We’d probably get on the road faster if I didn’t have to pack all of this myself.”
Implying
Inferring
Q. The cliff-hanger at the end of the movie implies/infers that Andy’s adventures are not over.
Implies
Infers
Q. I implied/inferred from Nora’s message—“Call me the second you get this!”—that Nora had big news.
Implied
Inferred
Q. Based on the sports clothes that Kyle was wearing, I ________________ that he was about to go to soccer practice.
Inferred
Implied
Q. Jorge ________________ from Elise’s bored expression that she was not enjoying the movie.
Implied
Inferred
an argument...
is a collection of statements which give evidence for a central claim.
is a diagram that shows how the premises and conclusion are related to one another.
Q. A good premise must...
always be true.
be a statement.
have some truth value.
give some evidence for the conclusion.
Q A conclusion is...
what an argument is trying to show the truth of.
the last part of an argument.
The end of a discussion
Q. Which of the following might be indicator words?
Because
Since
Unless
clarity
Q. Which of the following might be indicator words?
Therefore
Consequently
Interestingly
An if-then statement that consists of two parts, an antecedent and a consequent. Often used as premises.
Conclusion
Conditional
When the argument may not be fully expressed. can be assumed. Sometimes can be problematic especially if two parties are making different assumptions.
Unstated premise
Unsure premise
Undeserving premise
