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Critical Thinking Hum 115________ aim at convincing you that something is so or that something should be done. - correct answer
✔✔Arguments
Since, Because, and for are examples of ________ indicators. - correct answer ✔✔Premise
An argument is deductively _______ if its conclusion follows with certainty from the premises and all the
premises are actually true. - correct answer ✔✔Sound
The United States is a very special place. It will stop being special if we take it for granted. Every
generation must renew its commitment to our basic beliefs. That's why you must follow the election
news on TV and in newspapers." (Robert J. Samuelson, "Pay Attention, Kids," Washington Post) is an
example of - correct answer ✔✔An argument
Words or phrases that help 'flag' premises and conclusions are called inference indicators. - correct
answer ✔✔True
"If you admit the supernatural into your calculations, anything goes. That is why a supernatural
explanation is useless to a scientist, however pious he may be on Sundays. It provides no direction for
research, suggests no testable hypotheses, and gives no reason to expect one result rather than another
from any observation or experiment." (David Shotwell, "From the Anthropic Principle to the
Supernatural") is an example of - correct answer ✔✔An argument
______ state the facts, report on states of mind, express values, and so forth. - correct answer
✔✔Descriptions
_________ premises are the unstated claims or unstated assumptions of the argument. - correct answer
✔✔Implicit
The first general characteristic of non-deductive arguments is that their conclusions are meant to be
valid. - correct answer ✔✔False
, Real life decision-making often must work in a dynamic, unpredictable environment - correct answer
✔✔True
A conclusion (a claim) backed up by one or more reasons in any order is called a(n) _____________. -
correct answer ✔✔Argument
Logical reasoners need to be flexible thinkers. - correct answer ✔✔True
:Following the rules of logical reasoning leads to a payoff including: - correct answer ✔✔*All of the
above*
Tend to minimize your false beliefs
Perform actions that don't have such bad consequences.
Develop consistency among our beliefs
All of the above
"This year on my birthday I will be 15 years old and 49 years old." is an example of a statement that is
____________. - correct answer ✔✔Logically inconsistent
Critical Thinking skills include all of the following EXCEPT: - correct answer ✔✔sounding more
sophisticated than others
Considering the benefits and drawbacks is also known as - correct answer ✔✔weighing the pros and
cons
Which of the following is NOT required in weighing the pros and cons? - correct answer ✔✔finding the
course of action that is 100% correct
:You should give an argument to support your claim if you expect other people to accept it. - correct
answer ✔✔True
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