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Critical thinking revision paper for MNU

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Grizzly bears can't be dangerous! They're too cute.

a)

hasty generalization

b)

red herring

c)

strawman

d)

ad hominem

2.

Senator Rabbit is a liar. You shouldn't listen to him on anything.

a)

circular reasoning

b)

ad hominem

c)

slippery slope

d)

red herring

3.

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!

a)

either/or

b)

slippery slope

c)

non sequitur

d)

faulty cause and effect

4.

Q. There's no point listening to you. Everybody knows you're just a little do-gooder.

a)

ad hominem

b)

circular reasoning

c)

bandwagon

d)

faulty analogy

5.

Q. A logical argument whose premises necessarily lead to the conclusion, regardless of whether or not the premises are correct.

a)

Premise

b)

Conclusion

c)

Valid

d)

Good

6.

Q. A logical argument whose premises do not necessarily lead to the conclusion.

a)

Invalid

b)

Unsound

c)

Good

d)

Valid

7.

Q. Christina winked, implying/inferring that she was in on the joke.

a)

implying

b)

inferring

8.

Q. Joshua looked out the window and saw that most people were wearing short sleeves; he implied/inferred that it was warm outside.

a)

implied

b)

inferred

9.

Q. It’s often possible to imply/infer the meaning of an unfamiliar word from other information in the sentence.

a)

Imply

b)

Infer

10.

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.”

a)

Implying

b)

Inferring

11.

Q. The cliff-hanger at the end of the movie implies/infers that Andy’s adventures are not over.

a)

Implies

b)

Infers

12.

Q. I implied/inferred from Nora’s message—“Call me the second you get this!”—that Nora had big news.

a)

Implied

b)

Inferred

13.

Q. Based on the sports clothes that Kyle was wearing, I ________________ that he was about to go to soccer practice.

a)

Inferred

b)

Implied

14.

Q. Jorge ________________ from Elise’s bored expression that she was not enjoying the movie.

a)

Implied

b)

Inferred

15.

an argument...

a)

is a collection of statements which give evidence for a central claim.

b)

is a diagram that shows how the premises and conclusion are related to one another.

16.

Q. A good premise must...

a)

always be true.

b)

be a statement.

c)

have some truth value.

d)

give some evidence for the conclusion.

17.

Q A conclusion is...

a)

what an argument is trying to show the truth of.

b)

the last part of an argument.

c)

The end of a discussion

18.

Q. Which of the following might be indicator words?

a)

Because

b)

Since

c)

Unless

d)

clarity

19.

Q. Which of the following might be indicator words?

a)

Therefore

b)

Consequently

c)

Interestingly

20.

An if-then statement that consists of two parts, an antecedent and a consequent. Often used as premises.

a)

Conclusion

b)

Conditional

21.

When the argument may not be fully expressed. can be assumed. Sometimes can be problematic especially if two parties are making different assumptions.

a)

Unstated premise

b)

Unsure premise

c)

Undeserving premise