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WorksheetsIntro to Logic and Critical Thinking
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A claim that is justified (if at all) by something other than reason.
rational
non-rational
irrational
argument
An argument is best defined as:
a premise that provides a reason for believing the conclusion is true
a disagreement between two or more people
a statement that can be true or false
a claim that cannot be proven but only discussed
A premise must always come before the conclusion.
True
False
An argument is NOT
one or more claims that support the truth of another
an automatic contradiction of what someone else says
an attempt to justify a claim with reason
an important part of philosophical dialogue
A statement that can be true or false.
claim
premise
issue
conclusion
A statement offered as a reasoning for believing another statement is true
claim
issue
premise
conclusion
The question that a statement raises.
claim
issue
premise
conclusion
In philosophy it is widely accepted that arguments are unproductive and so philosophers don't make them.
True
False
Identify the premise: Every coin that I have pulled from the bag has been a penny, so there must be only pennies in the bag.
every coin I have pulled has been a penny
there must only be pennies in the bag
Identify the premise: That dog is not going to bite me. She has never bitten me before.
That dog is not going to bite me.
She has never bitten me before.
Identify the conclusion: When it rains, the road will be wet. The road is wet. It must be have rained.
When it rains, the road will be wet.
The road is wet.
It must have rained.
Identify the conclusion: She is strong, she will be able to lift that rock.
She is strong
she will be able to lift that rock
An argument that demonstrates (or proves) its conclusion is a
deductive argument
inductive argument
cogent argument
irrational argument
Which of the following is NOT one of the three laws of thought?
Identity
Excluded Middle
Axiom
Non-contradiction
In philosophy, the term "valid" means that a statement or claim is true.
True
False
