D265 CRITICAL THINKING REASON SECTION 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 - 25
proposition ANS - true or false statement
EX: lunch is the most important meal of the day.
non proposition ANS - a statement which cannot be judged to be either true or false
EX: make sure you get enough sleep.
simple proposition ANS - A proposition that has only one component part.
EX: a career in coding can be lucrative
Riker is a handsome steed
my friends house is haunted
complex proposition ANS - contains the connective "and" which connects two separate propositions
EX: if you build it they will come
the door is either open or shut
the sun was setting and the waters grew still
argument ANS - one or more premises to a conclusion
EX: whenever I see a penny, I have good luck. There's a penny, so I will have good luck.
since we found ten red beans in the jar, we know the rest will be red as well.
Non-arguments ANS - A set of statements that do not contain supporting statements, and therefore
they do not express reasoning.
EX: apples are healthy, therefore, you should eat apples.
premise ANS - statement supporting an arguments conclusion
EX: when blue jays sing it make my heat flutter, so we should be sure to avoid blue jays.
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