HUM 115- Critical Thinking Final Exam
A conclusion (a claim) backed up by one or more reasons in any order is called a(n) _____________. -
correct answer ✔✔argument
Considering the benefits and drawbacks is also known as - correct answer ✔✔weighing the pros and
cons
Which of the following passages contain an argument in our technical sense of that word? - correct
answer ✔✔Plant your flower bulbs at a depth of 6 inches so they will be protected from freezing
temperatures.
Your opponent's explanation is less believable if you can show that there are alternative explanations
that haven't been ruled out. - correct answer ✔✔True
You should give an argument to support your claim if you expect other people to accept it. - correct
answer ✔✔True
Which of the following passages contain an argument in our technical sense of that word? - correct
answer ✔✔I'm sure Martin Luther King Jr. didn't die during the 1960s, because it says right here in the
encyclopedia that he was assassinated in Memphis in 1998.
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
Real life decision-making often must work in a dynamic, unpredictable environment. - correct answer
✔✔True
Critical Thinking skills include all of the following EXCEPT: - correct answer ✔✔sounding more
sophisticated than others
, Since, Because, and For are examples of ______________ indicators. - correct answer ✔✔premise
______ aim at convincing you that something is so or that something should be done. - correct answer
✔✔Arguments
Arguments can only have one conclusion. - correct answer ✔✔False
When we say an argument is valid, we mean that all the claims in the argument are true. - correct
answer ✔✔False
______ state the facts, report on states of mind, express values, and so forth. - correct answer
✔✔Descriptions
An argument and an explanation are different because speakers present them with different
__________. - correct answer ✔✔intentions
____________ arise when there is uncertainty about whether to accept or reject a claim, or about what
to do or not do. - correct answer ✔✔Issues
The first general characteristic of non-deductive arguments is that their conclusions are meant to be
valid. - correct answer ✔✔False
A ______________ is a claim meant to be supported by reasons offered in the argument. - correct
answer ✔✔conclusion
Words or phrases that help 'flag' premises and conclusions are called inference indicators. - correct
answer ✔✔True
__________ arguments are meant to be valid and ____________ the truth of the conclusion. - correct
answer ✔✔deductive; guarantee
A conclusion (a claim) backed up by one or more reasons in any order is called a(n) _____________. -
correct answer ✔✔argument
Considering the benefits and drawbacks is also known as - correct answer ✔✔weighing the pros and
cons
Which of the following passages contain an argument in our technical sense of that word? - correct
answer ✔✔Plant your flower bulbs at a depth of 6 inches so they will be protected from freezing
temperatures.
Your opponent's explanation is less believable if you can show that there are alternative explanations
that haven't been ruled out. - correct answer ✔✔True
You should give an argument to support your claim if you expect other people to accept it. - correct
answer ✔✔True
Which of the following passages contain an argument in our technical sense of that word? - correct
answer ✔✔I'm sure Martin Luther King Jr. didn't die during the 1960s, because it says right here in the
encyclopedia that he was assassinated in Memphis in 1998.
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
Real life decision-making often must work in a dynamic, unpredictable environment. - correct answer
✔✔True
Critical Thinking skills include all of the following EXCEPT: - correct answer ✔✔sounding more
sophisticated than others
, Since, Because, and For are examples of ______________ indicators. - correct answer ✔✔premise
______ aim at convincing you that something is so or that something should be done. - correct answer
✔✔Arguments
Arguments can only have one conclusion. - correct answer ✔✔False
When we say an argument is valid, we mean that all the claims in the argument are true. - correct
answer ✔✔False
______ state the facts, report on states of mind, express values, and so forth. - correct answer
✔✔Descriptions
An argument and an explanation are different because speakers present them with different
__________. - correct answer ✔✔intentions
____________ arise when there is uncertainty about whether to accept or reject a claim, or about what
to do or not do. - correct answer ✔✔Issues
The first general characteristic of non-deductive arguments is that their conclusions are meant to be
valid. - correct answer ✔✔False
A ______________ is a claim meant to be supported by reasons offered in the argument. - correct
answer ✔✔conclusion
Words or phrases that help 'flag' premises and conclusions are called inference indicators. - correct
answer ✔✔True
__________ arguments are meant to be valid and ____________ the truth of the conclusion. - correct
answer ✔✔deductive; guarantee
