Chapter 1 Practice Quiz

. "If the cost of the new fighter plane exceeds 700 million dollars, then it will not be funded." This is an example of ________

a statement.

an explanation.

an argument.

an indicator statement.

. All of the following are claims except for ________

"Joe owns a pet dog."

"The entropy of an isolated system never decreases."

"Think globally, act locally."

"We should not tolerate the senseless slaughter of baby seals."

. "Pierre Poilievre has been elected leader of the Conservative party. I really think he is handsome. I hope he does well." This passage is best classified as ________

an argument for the claim that Poilievre is handsome.

an explanation of why Poilievre won the leadership contest.

an argument supporting the claim that Poilievre is the current leader of the Conservative party.

neither an argument nor an explanation.

. "I do not want to see the latest Star Wars movie. I really don't like science fiction movies, and I didn't like the others in the series." This passage constitutes ________

an argument for the claim that the new Star Wars movie is likely to be poor.

an explanation of why the speaker won't see the new Star Wars movie.

an argument for the claim that the speaker will not see the new Star Wars movie.

neither an argument nor an explanation.

. "The car skidded because the driver braked suddenly on the icy road." This is an example of ________

an explanation.

an argument.

neither an argument nor an explanation.

both an argument and an explanation.

. "All abortions are immoral." This is an example of ________

an argument.

a premise indicator.

a claim.

a conclusion indicator.

. "James is late. His plane must have been delayed." This is an example of ________

an argument.

an explanation.

a statement.

an indicator.

. An example of a premise indicator is ________

"therefore."

"so."

"it follows that."

"given that."

. An example of a conclusion indicator is ________

"so."

"assuming that."

"in view of the fact that."

"inasmuch as."

. An example of a statement is ________

"Good day, Sir!"

"When is your birthday?"

"Mars is a planet."

"Tickets, please."

. In order to be an argument, a group of statements must contain premise or conclusion indicators.

True

False

. The premise of an argument is the overall point that is being supported.

True

False

. Critical thinking primarily explores the origins of core societal beliefs.

True

False

. Logic is the study of how people make errors in reasoning.

True

False

. Critical thinking can often complement creative thinking.

True

False

. In order to be a statement, a sentence must be true.

True

False

. "Hence" is a premise indicator.

True

False

. "Ergo" is a conclusion indicator.

True

False

. "The seasons change because of the Earth's axial tilt" is an argument.

True

False

. The process of reasoning from a premise or premises to a conclusion based on those premises is called "inference."

True

False

. Critical thinking concerns ________

determining the cause of our beliefs.

determining the quality of our beliefs.

pinpointing the psychological basis of our beliefs.

assessing the practical impact of our beliefs.

. A belief is worth accepting if ________

we have good reasons to accept it.

it is consistent with our needs.

it has not been proven wrong.

it is accepted by our peers.

. The word critical in critical thinking refers to ________

using careful judgement or judicious evaluation.

a fault-finding attitude.

attempts to win an argument.

a lack of respect for other people.

. The study of good reasoning, or inference, and the rules that govern it is called ________

psychology.

decision making.

logic.

ethics.

. If you clearly state your beliefs on a subject, then you have presented an argument.

True

False

. Words that are frequently found in arguments, and signal that a premise or conclusion is present are called ________

Explanations.

Inferences.

Reasons.

Indicator words.

. The following is NOT a claim: ________

Auston Matthews is the captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Will the Maple Leafs make the playoffs?

Connor McDavid is the best hockey player alive.

Montreal is west of Halifax.

. The following is a conclusion indicator: ________

hence.

the reason being.

assuming that.

since.

. The following is a premise indicator: ________

as a result.

inasmuch as.

which implies that.

ergo.

. An explanation tells us ________

that something is or is not the case.

why an argument fails.

how premises support conclusions.

why or how something is the case.

. Premise-indicator words include ________

therefore, so, hence.

because, since, the reason being.

deduction, induction, reasons.

ergo, hence, thus.

. A statement is also known as ________

an argument.

a claim.

a command.

a question.

. Critical thinking necessarily makes a person cynical and negative.

True

False

. If you state your beliefs forcefully, you give an argument.

True

False

. An argument must contain no more than two premises.

True

False

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