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Week 1 - Quiz
Question 1
Which of the following
is the definition of logic employed by the book With Good Reason: A Guide to
Critical Thinking?
o
A study of persuasion
o
The study of arguments
o
The study of how to make critical
thinking a part of your life
o
The study of arguments as tools for
arriving at warranted judgments
Question 2
What is a conclusion
that could be deductively drawn from the following premises?
All dogs are warm-blooded. All warm-blooded
creatures are mammals.
o
All dogs are mammals.
o
All mammals are dogs.
o
Dogs generate their own body heat.
o
No dogs are warm-blooded creatures.
Question 3
When people are engaged
in analytical thinking, they are __________.
o
Breaking down component parts of larger
things or ideas
o
Using their imagination to paint a
landscape
o
Writing their boss to ask for time off
of work
o
Reporting something that they have seen
to others
Question 4
The word “because” is
__________.
o
A conjunction
o
A bad word to use if you want to make
your argument clear
o
A premise indicator
o
Not a good word to start a sentence
Question 5
Thinking logically
guarantees that __________.
o
A person will make more money
o
A person will get a better job
o
A person will never fall prey to
manipulation again
o
A person will have specific methods to
evaluate choices
The concept of warrant
in logic refers to __________.
o
A disagreement between two people
o
The truth of the conclusion
o
The evidence that supports one’s claims
o
A document needed to arrest a criminal
Question 7
In inductive arguments,
__________.
o
The conclusion follows necessarily from
the premises
o
One seeks a valid form
o
True premises guarantee the truth of the
conclusion
o
The conclusion follows from the premises
in a probabilistic manner
Question 8
In deductive arguments,
__________.
o
The premises support the conclusion
probabilistically
o
More premises can make the argument
stronger
o
The conclusion is intended to follow
from the premise in a probable fashion
o
The conclusion is intended to follow
necessarily from the premises
Question 9
Rhetorical arguments
focus on __________.
o
Outlining in mathematical form the
premises and conclusions of an argument
o
Arguments related to morality
o
Creating a dialogue between arguing
parties
o
Persuading the audience to which one is
speaking
.
Question 10
Informal logic is
__________.
o
The study of mathematical properties of
languages
o
The study of arguments as they exist in
everyday language
o
The study of formal validity without a
focus on everyday usages of critical thinking
o
The scientific examination of special
truths
Question 11
Which of the following
has been discovered about emotions and reason?
o
They are not found in humans.
o
Reason and logical thinking take place
more naturally in humans than emotional responses.
o
Emotional responses have a more direct
pathway to the brain than reflective thinking.
o
It is important to protect yourself if
you fear you are being attacked.
Premises and
conclusions have which of the following in common?
o
They are components of arguments.
o
They are both often expressed as
questions.
o
They are explanations.
o
They both must always be true.
Question 13
It is important to
remember this about logic.
o
It is easy to get started and maintain
one’s the focus when learning logic.
o
It is impossible to understand the logic if
one is not young.
o
Learning the rules of logic takes time
and effort.
o
Logic is not important for those who do
not need it.
Question 14
Using what you have
learned in Chapter 1, which of the following is the method of philosophical
thinking?
o
Asking questions that help refine
knowledge of concepts
o
Accepting what we have learned from
those around us
o
Trusting our intuitions
o
Believing that our own positions are the
best
According to the text,
the emotions that we feel __________.
o
Always guide us to the correct decisions
o
Can sometimes make us feel good when we
are humiliated
o
Are not reliable sources of information
o
Should be trusted more than rules of
reason
Question 16
An argument is
__________.
o
Something that necessitates an exchange
o
A verbal dispute
o
Something that requires a winner and a
loser
o
A defence of a position
Question 17
Which of the following
is likely to indicate a premise.
o
Because
o
It follows that
o
So
o
Thus
Question 18
When trying to write an argument in standard argument form, which of the following is not one of the
things that you should do?
o
Find the conclusion
o
Look for claims that support another
claim in the argument
o
Use paraphrasing to make the claims more
clear
o
Look for rhetorical questions in the
argument
Question 19
This form of thinking
involves releasing oneself from normal rules of the mind and society.
o
Critical thinking
o
Analytical thinking
o
Strategic thinking
o
Creative thinking
Question 20
According to the
authors, judgments of faith __________.
o
Have no place in logical reasoning
o
Should be warranted
o
Should have no reasons supporting them
o
Always result in religious conflict
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