WorksheetsTrivium 11 - Critical Thinking
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following statements is an argument?
Vending machines stocked with soda or candy should be removed from all public schools.
Star Wars is the best movie ever.
We’d better leave now. If we don’t, we might miss the last train and we’ll be stuck here all night.
Which of the following statements is an argument?
The woman in the hat is not a witch since witches have long noses, and she doesn’t have a long nose.
First, I washed the dishes, and then I dried them.
Albert isn’t a fireman, and he isn’t a fisherman either.
Which of the following statements is an argument?
Are you seeing that rhinoceros over there? It is huge!
I have been wrangling cattle since before you were old enough to tie your own shoes.
Charlie and Violet are dogs since dogs don’t sweat, and Charlie and Violet don’t sweat.
Which of the following statements is an argument?
So it is raining heavily, and I have to walk home. But I don't really care.
Bill will pay the ransom. After all, he loves his wife and children and would do everything to save them.
For a long time, astronomers suspected that Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, might harbor a watery ocean beneath its ice-covered surface. They were right.
Which of the following statements is an argument?
I woke up this morning, and then took a shower and got dressed. After breakfast, I studied for class.
We all know that the hands of a clock rotate to the right. But have you ever wondered why they go around that way instead of the other way?
Bruce is either in Hong Kong or Macau. John says that Bruce is not in Hong Kong. So, Bruce must be in Macau
Which of the following statements is an argument?
If gas is in the tank, the car will run.
People must make sure that international corporations don't get too much power.
Global warming is a great danger to life and civilization.
The car is running because there is gas in the tank.
A counterargument is:
addressing the opposing view of the claim
The WHY part of an argument
A writer's position on an issue
THE claim of an argument
What is the best definition of "Argument"?
Emotionally appealing to various types of audiences
A claim or position supported by reasons and evidence
Using logic to make a point
Using your credibility as a speaker to appeal to various audiences
What is the claim?
Educators are fearful that grammar and punctuation rules will change.
Punctuation is no longer necessary in formal, written English.
Schools have been teaching punctuation incorrectly.
People should be cautious when using punctuation in texts.
What is the author's claim?
Medication helps people control their thoughts and emotions.
Schools should teach their students mindful meditation.
People of all ages could benefit from mindfulness training.
What reason does the author give to support their claim?
Mindfulness training may help students combat stress and anxiety.
Mindfulness training can help students succeed in school.
Mindfulness training can help teachers reach students.
What kind of writing is illustrated in the passage below?
It is granite country and a number of isolated kopjes half-covered with straggly bush growth can be seen scattered around. Half-way up one of these small kopjes is a large granite boulder wedged in a small rock-shelter… covered with paintings, there being also some nearly weathered away examples on the ceiling of the rock-shelter itself (Burkitt, 1928, p. 117)
Instructive writing
Descriptive writing
Narrative writing
Argumentative writing
Explanatory writing
What kind of writing is illustrated in the passage below?
As he turned into Drexel Boulevard and headed toward Daltons’, he thought of how restless he had been, how he was consumed always with a body hunger. Well, in a way he had settled that tonight; as time passed he would make it more definite (Wright [1940]2000, p. 180).
Instructive writing
Descriptive writing
Narrative writing
Argumentative writing
Explanatory writing
What kind of writing is illustrated in the passage below?
Epistemology is the philosophical study of theories of knowledge.
Instructive writing
Descriptive writing
Narrative writing
Argumentative writing
Explanatory writing
(a) writing is texts that attempt to describe a particular situation, person or object.
(a) writing presents a position which is defended through argument with justified reasons for the stance provided.
In philosophy 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.
is a clear and obvious way of presenting the reasons for a given conclusion.
is a collection of sentences which give evidence for a central claim.
In philosophy, a conclusion is...
what an argument is trying to show the truth of.
the last part of an argument.
the end of a discussion.
a claim that is always explicit.
Which of the following might be indicator words?
because
since
unless
clearly
like
Which of the following might be indicator words?
therefore
consequently
understandably
interestingly
ultimately
