CRITICAL THINKING REASON AND EVIDENCE D265
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2024 - 2025
Which,sentence,is,a,non-proposition?
-,If,the,burglar,did,not,go,out,the,front,door,,they,must,have,gone,out,a,window.
-,The,earth,is,the,third,planet,from,the,sun.
-,Where,are,the,keys,to,my,car?
-,Mount,Everest,is,the,tallest,mountain,in,the,world.,,ANS,-,,Where,are,the,keys,to,my,car?
Did,the,company,really,close,that,deal?,It,has,had,a,great,year.,Where,is,the,president,right,now?,Let's,go,
ask,whether,the,deal,was,closed.
In,the,above,paragraph,,which,sentence,expresses,a,proposition?,
-,Where,is,the,president,right,now?
-,Did,the,company,really,close,that,deal?
-,Let's,go,ask,whether,the,deal,was,closed.
-,It,has,had,a,great,year.,,ANS,-,,It,has,had,a,great,year.
Propositions,,ANS,-,,Statements,that,can,be,true,or,false.
Non-propositions,,ANS,-
,,Sentences,that,are,not,statements,about,matters,of,fact,(or,fiction).,They,do,not,make,a,claim,that,can,b
e,true,or,false.
Which,sentence,expresses,a,complex,proposition?
-,Birthday,parties,can,be,really,fun.
-,The,cat,ate,the,food,,but,did,not,like,it.
,-,Too,many,employees,are,used,to,high-stress,work,environments,in,the,United,States.
-,Why,did,the,monkey,escape,,and,who,is,responsible?,,ANS,-,,The,cat,ate,the,food,,but,did,not,like,it.
If,the,computer,is,not,fixed,,then,the,company,either,needs,to,buy,a,new,one,or,will,not,be,able,to,keep,u
p,productivity.
Which,of,the,following,breaks,down,the,complex,proposition,above,into,the,simple,propositions?
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,If,the,computer,is,not,fixed,,then,the,company,needs,to,buy,a,new,one.,The,company,will,not,be,able,to,k
eep,up,productivity.
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,The,computer,is,not,fixed.,The,company,needs,to,buy,a,new,computer.,The,company,will,not,be,able,to,k
eep,up,productivity.
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,The,computer,is,not,fixed.,The,company,either,needs,to,buy,a,new,one,or,will,not,be,able,to,keep,up,prod
uctivity.
-,The,company,does,not,have,enough,computers.,,ANS,-
,,The,computer,is,not,fixed.,The,company,needs,to,buy,a,new,computer.,The,company,will,not,be,able,to,k
eep,up,productivity.
Simple,propositions,,ANS,-
,,Simple,propositions,have,no,internal,logical,structure,,meaning,whether,they,are,true,or,false,does,not,d
epend,on,whether,part,of,them,is,true,or,false.,They,are,simply,true,or,false,on,their,own.
Complex,propositions,,ANS,-
,,Complex,propositions,have,internal,logical,structure,,meaning,they,are,composed,of,simple,propositions
.,Whether,they,are,true,or,false,depends,on,whether,their,parts,are,true,or,false.
If,the,new,employee,wants,to,succeed,,then,they,need,to,show,up,on,time.,How,many,times,have,we,hear
d,the,manager,complain,about,tardiness?,Nobody,likes,a,7,a.m.,start,time,,but,it,was,in,the,job,description
.,We,should,remind,the,new,employee,how,important,this,is.
Which,is,a,simple,proposition,that,is,expressed,in,the,above,paragraph?
-,The,new,employee,wants,to,succeed.
,-,How,many,times,have,we,heard,the,manager,complain,about,tardiness?
-,The,employees,look,out,for,each,other.
-,If,the,new,employee,wants,to,succeed,,then,they,need,to,show,up,on,time.,,ANS,-
,,The,new,employee,wants,to,succeed.
The,U.S.,healthcare,system,is,difficult,to,navigate,,and,this,negatively,affects,many,of,us.,Many,people,are,
unsure,exactly,how,their,health,insurance,coverage,works,and,are,not,sure,where,they,can,go,to,get,care.,
What,can,be,done,to,improve,this?,If,changes,are,not,made,soon,,the,problem,will,only,get,worse.
Which,is,a,simple,proposition,that,is,expressed,in,the,above,paragraph?
-,Many,people,are,not,sure,where,they,can,go,to,get,care.
-,The,U.S.,healthcare,system,is,difficult,to,navigate,,and,this,negatively,affects,many,of,us.
-,What,can,be,done,to,improve,this?
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,Many,people,are,unsure,exactly,how,their,health,insurance,coverage,works,and,are,not,sure,where,they,
can,go,to,get,care.,,ANS,-,,Many,people,are,not,sure,where,they,can,go,to,get,care.
Bad,inferential,structure,,ANS,-
,,Every,argument,with,the,same,structure,as,this,argument,is,bad,(invalid,or,weak).,The,premises,do,not,,i
n,fact,,demonstrate,or,maybe,even,support,the,conclusion.,In,other,words,,we,can,accept,the,premises,as
,true,without,being,compelled,to,accept,the,conclusion.,There,is,something,wrong,with,this,argument's,ge
neral,structure.
False,premise,,ANS,-
,,This,particular,argument,has,a,premise/assumption,that,is,false.,There,is,something,wrong,with,this,argu
ment's,particular,content.
Conclusion,Indicators,,ANS,-
,,Therefore,,so,,it,follows,that,,hence,,thus,,entails,that,,we,may,conclude,that,,implies,that,,wherefore,,as,
a,result
Premise,Indicators,,ANS,-,,Because,,for,,given,that,,in,that,,as,,since,,as,indicated,by
"Since,we,cannot,go,out,until,the,restaurant,opens,,and,given,that,we,are,trying,to,save,money,,we,should
,just,hang,out,here,until,closer,to,dinner."
, Which,statements,are,the,premises,of,the,following,argument?,Choose,2,answers.
-,We,cannot,go,out,until,the,restaurant,opens.
-,We,are,trying,to,save,money.
-,We,should,just,hang,out,here,until,closer,to,dinner.
-,We,can,have,a,good,time,without,spending,money.,,ANS,-,,-,We,cannot,go,out,until,the,restaurant,opens.
-,We,are,trying,to,save,money.
Most,students,in,the,class,scored,less,than,70%,on,the,exam.,This,means,that,the,exam,was,too,difficult,to
,accurately,assess,student,learning.,Therefore,,as,exams,are,supposed,to,accurately,assess,student,learnin
g,,the,exam,must,be,revised,and,readministered.
Which,statement,is,the,conclusion,of,the,above,argument?
-,The,exam,must,be,revised,and,readministered.
-,Some,students,in,the,class,scored,higher,than,70%,on,the,exam.
-,Exams,are,supposed,to,accurately,assess,student,learning.
-,Most,students,in,the,class,scored,less,than,70%,on,the,exam.,,ANS,-
,,The,exam,must,be,revised,and,readministered.
Which,sentences,are,arguments?,Choose,2,answers.
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,We,know,the,student,cheated,on,the,exam,because,the,instructor,caught,the,student,stealing,glances,at,t
heir,neighbor's,test.
-,The,student,only,cheated,on,the,exam,because,their,financial,aid,depended,on,it.
-,No,one,has,ever,been,to,the,moon,,so,we,do,not,know,that,it,is,not,made,of,cheese.
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,If,you,suspect,you,have,been,infected,with,rabies,,then,you,should,contact,a,medical,professional,immedi
ately.,,ANS,-,,-