CRITICAL THINKING , REASON AND
EVIDENCE D265 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which ddsentence ddis dda ddnon-proposition?
- ddIf ddthe ddburglar dddid ddnot ddgo ddout ddthe ddfront dddoor, ddthey ddmust ddhave ddgone
ddout dda ddwindow.
- ddThe ddearth ddis ddthe ddthird ddplanet ddfrom ddthe ddsun.
- ddWhere ddare ddthe ddkeys ddto ddmy ddcar?
- ddMount ddEverest ddis ddthe ddtallest ddmountain ddin ddthe ddworld. dd- ddAnswer ddWhere
ddare ddthe ddkeys ddto ddmy ddcar?
Did ddthe ddcompany ddreally ddclose ddthat dddeal? ddIt ddhas ddhad dda ddgreat ddyear.
ddWhere ddis ddthe ddpresident ddright ddnow? ddLet's ddgo ddask ddwhether ddthe dddeal ddwas
ddclosed.
In ddthe ddabove ddparagraph, ddwhich ddsentence ddexpresses dda ddproposition? dd
- ddWhere ddis ddthe ddpresident ddright ddnow?
- ddDid ddthe ddcompany ddreally ddclose ddthat dddeal?
- ddLet's ddgo ddask ddwhether ddthe dddeal ddwas ddclosed.
- ddIt ddhas ddhad dda ddgreat ddyear. dd- ddAnswer ddIt ddhas ddhad dda ddgreat ddyear.
Propositions dd- ddAnswer ddStatements ddthat ddcan ddbe ddtrue ddor ddfalse.
Non-propositions dd- ddAnswer ddSentences ddthat ddare ddnot ddstatements ddabout
ddmatters ddof ddfact dd(or ddfiction). ddThey dddo ddnot ddmake dda ddclaim ddthat ddcan ddbe
ddtrue ddor ddfalse.
Which ddsentence ddexpresses dda ddcomplex ddproposition?
- ddBirthday ddparties ddcan ddbe ddreally ddfun.
- ddThe ddcat ddate ddthe ddfood, ddbut dddid ddnot ddlike ddit.
- ddToo ddmany ddemployees ddare ddused ddto ddhigh-stress ddwork ddenvironments ddin
ddthe ddUnited ddStates.
- ddWhy dddid ddthe ddmonkey ddescape, ddand ddwho ddis ddresponsible? dd- ddAnswer ddThe
ddcat ddate ddthe ddfood, ddbut dddid ddnot ddlike ddit.
,If ddthe ddcomputer ddis ddnot ddfixed, ddthen ddthe ddcompany ddeither ddneeds ddto ddbuy dda
ddnew ddone ddor ddwill ddnot ddbe ddable ddto ddkeep ddup ddproductivity.
Which ddof ddthe ddfollowing ddbreaks dddown ddthe ddcomplex ddproposition ddabove ddinto
ddthe ddsimple ddpropositions?
- ddIf ddthe ddcomputer ddis ddnot ddfixed, ddthen ddthe ddcompany ddneeds ddto ddbuy dda ddnew
ddone. ddThe ddcompany ddwill ddnot ddbe ddable ddto ddkeep ddup ddproductivity.
- ddThe ddcomputer ddis ddnot ddfixed. ddThe ddcompany ddneeds ddto ddbuy dda ddnew
ddcomputer. ddThe ddcompany ddwill ddnot ddbe ddable ddto ddkeep ddup ddproductivity.
- ddThe ddcomputer ddis ddnot ddfixed. ddThe ddcompany ddeither ddneeds ddto ddbuy dda ddnew
ddone ddor ddwill ddnot ddbe ddable ddto ddkeep ddup ddproductivity.
- ddThe ddcompany dddoes ddnot ddhave ddenough ddcomputers. dd- ddAnswer ddThe
ddcomputer ddis ddnot ddfixed. ddThe ddcompany ddneeds ddto ddbuy dda ddnew ddcomputer.
ddThe ddcompany ddwill ddnot ddbe ddable ddto ddkeep ddup ddproductivity.
Simple ddpropositions dd- ddAnswer ddSimple ddpropositions ddhave ddno ddinternal ddlogical
ddstructure, ddmeaning ddwhether ddthey ddare ddtrue ddor ddfalse dddoes ddnot dddepend ddon
ddwhether ddpart ddof ddthem ddis ddtrue ddor ddfalse. ddThey ddare ddsimply ddtrue ddor ddfalse
ddon ddtheir ddown.
Complex ddpropositions dd- ddAnswer ddComplex ddpropositions ddhave ddinternal ddlogical
ddstructure, ddmeaning ddthey ddare ddcomposed ddof ddsimple ddpropositions. ddWhether
ddthey ddare ddtrue ddor ddfalse dddepends ddon ddwhether ddtheir ddparts ddare ddtrue ddor
ddfalse.
If ddthe ddnew ddemployee ddwants ddto ddsucceed, ddthen ddthey ddneed ddto ddshow ddup
ddon ddtime. ddHow ddmany ddtimes ddhave ddwe ddheard ddthe ddmanager ddcomplain ddabout
ddtardiness? ddNobody ddlikes dda dd7 dda.m. ddstart ddtime, ddbut ddit ddwas ddin ddthe ddjob
dddescription. ddWe ddshould ddremind ddthe ddnew ddemployee ddhow ddimportant ddthis ddis.
Which ddis dda ddsimple ddproposition ddthat ddis ddexpressed ddin ddthe ddabove
ddparagraph?
- ddThe ddnew ddemployee ddwants ddto ddsucceed.
- ddHow ddmany ddtimes ddhave ddwe ddheard ddthe ddmanager ddcomplain ddabout
ddtardiness?
- ddThe ddemployees ddlook ddout ddfor ddeach ddother.
- ddIf ddthe ddnew ddemployee ddwants ddto ddsucceed, ddthen ddthey ddneed ddto ddshow ddup
ddon ddtime. dd- ddAnswer ddThe ddnew ddemployee ddwants ddto ddsucceed.
The ddU.S. ddhealthcare ddsystem ddis dddifficult ddto ddnavigate, ddand ddthis ddnegatively
ddaffects ddmany ddof ddus. ddMany ddpeople ddare ddunsure ddexactly ddhow ddtheir ddhealth
ddinsurance ddcoverage ddworks ddand ddare ddnot ddsure ddwhere ddthey ddcan ddgo ddto ddget
ddcare. ddWhat ddcan ddbe dddone ddto ddimprove ddthis? ddIf ddchanges ddare ddnot ddmade
ddsoon, ddthe ddproblem ddwill ddonly ddget ddworse.
Which ddis dda ddsimple ddproposition ddthat ddis ddexpressed ddin ddthe ddabove
ddparagraph?
, - ddMany ddpeople ddare ddnot ddsure ddwhere ddthey ddcan ddgo ddto ddget ddcare.
- ddThe ddU.S. ddhealthcare ddsystem ddis dddifficult ddto ddnavigate, ddand ddthis ddnegatively
ddaffects ddmany ddof ddus.
- ddWhat ddcan ddbe dddone ddto ddimprove ddthis?
- ddMany ddpeople ddare ddunsure ddexactly ddhow ddtheir ddhealth ddinsurance ddcoverage
ddworks ddand ddare ddnot ddsure ddwhere ddthey ddcan ddgo ddto ddget ddcare. dd- ddAnswer
ddMany ddpeople ddare ddnot ddsure ddwhere ddthey ddcan ddgo ddto ddget ddcare.
Bad ddinferential ddstructure dd- ddAnswer ddEvery ddargument ddwith ddthe ddsame
ddstructure ddas ddthis ddargument ddis ddbad dd(invalid ddor ddweak). ddThe ddpremises dddo
ddnot, ddin ddfact, dddemonstrate ddor ddmaybe ddeven ddsupport ddthe ddconclusion. ddIn
ddother ddwords, ddwe ddcan ddaccept ddthe ddpremises ddas ddtrue ddwithout ddbeing
ddcompelled ddto ddaccept ddthe ddconclusion. ddThere ddis ddsomething ddwrong ddwith ddthis
ddargument's ddgeneral ddstructure.
False ddpremise dd- ddAnswer ddThis ddparticular ddargument ddhas dda
ddpremise/assumption ddthat ddis ddfalse. ddThere ddis ddsomething ddwrong ddwith ddthis
ddargument's ddparticular ddcontent.
Conclusion ddIndicators dd- ddAnswer ddTherefore, ddso, ddit ddfollows ddthat, ddhence, ddthus,
ddentails ddthat, ddwe ddmay ddconclude ddthat, ddimplies ddthat, ddwherefore, ddas dda ddresult
Premise ddIndicators dd- ddAnswer ddBecause, ddfor, ddgiven ddthat, ddin ddthat, ddas, ddsince,
ddas ddindicated ddby
"Since ddwe ddcannot ddgo ddout dduntil ddthe ddrestaurant ddopens, ddand ddgiven ddthat ddwe
ddare ddtrying ddto ddsave ddmoney, ddwe ddshould ddjust ddhang ddout ddhere dduntil ddcloser
ddto dddinner."
Which ddstatements ddare ddthe ddpremises ddof ddthe ddfollowing ddargument? ddChoose dd2
ddanswers.
- ddWe ddcannot ddgo ddout dduntil ddthe ddrestaurant ddopens.
- ddWe ddare ddtrying ddto ddsave ddmoney.
- ddWe ddshould ddjust ddhang ddout ddhere dduntil ddcloser ddto dddinner.
- ddWe ddcan ddhave dda ddgood ddtime ddwithout ddspending ddmoney. dd- ddAnswer dd- ddWe
ddcannot ddgo ddout dduntil ddthe ddrestaurant ddopens.
- ddWe ddare ddtrying ddto ddsave ddmoney.
Most ddstudents ddin ddthe ddclass ddscored ddless ddthan dd70% ddon ddthe ddexam. ddThis
ddmeans ddthat ddthe ddexam ddwas ddtoo dddifficult ddto ddaccurately ddassess ddstudent
ddlearning. ddTherefore, ddas ddexams ddare ddsupposed ddto ddaccurately ddassess
ddstudent ddlearning, ddthe ddexam ddmust ddbe ddrevised ddand ddreadministered.
Which ddstatement ddis ddthe ddconclusion ddof ddthe ddabove ddargument?
EVIDENCE D265 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which ddsentence ddis dda ddnon-proposition?
- ddIf ddthe ddburglar dddid ddnot ddgo ddout ddthe ddfront dddoor, ddthey ddmust ddhave ddgone
ddout dda ddwindow.
- ddThe ddearth ddis ddthe ddthird ddplanet ddfrom ddthe ddsun.
- ddWhere ddare ddthe ddkeys ddto ddmy ddcar?
- ddMount ddEverest ddis ddthe ddtallest ddmountain ddin ddthe ddworld. dd- ddAnswer ddWhere
ddare ddthe ddkeys ddto ddmy ddcar?
Did ddthe ddcompany ddreally ddclose ddthat dddeal? ddIt ddhas ddhad dda ddgreat ddyear.
ddWhere ddis ddthe ddpresident ddright ddnow? ddLet's ddgo ddask ddwhether ddthe dddeal ddwas
ddclosed.
In ddthe ddabove ddparagraph, ddwhich ddsentence ddexpresses dda ddproposition? dd
- ddWhere ddis ddthe ddpresident ddright ddnow?
- ddDid ddthe ddcompany ddreally ddclose ddthat dddeal?
- ddLet's ddgo ddask ddwhether ddthe dddeal ddwas ddclosed.
- ddIt ddhas ddhad dda ddgreat ddyear. dd- ddAnswer ddIt ddhas ddhad dda ddgreat ddyear.
Propositions dd- ddAnswer ddStatements ddthat ddcan ddbe ddtrue ddor ddfalse.
Non-propositions dd- ddAnswer ddSentences ddthat ddare ddnot ddstatements ddabout
ddmatters ddof ddfact dd(or ddfiction). ddThey dddo ddnot ddmake dda ddclaim ddthat ddcan ddbe
ddtrue ddor ddfalse.
Which ddsentence ddexpresses dda ddcomplex ddproposition?
- ddBirthday ddparties ddcan ddbe ddreally ddfun.
- ddThe ddcat ddate ddthe ddfood, ddbut dddid ddnot ddlike ddit.
- ddToo ddmany ddemployees ddare ddused ddto ddhigh-stress ddwork ddenvironments ddin
ddthe ddUnited ddStates.
- ddWhy dddid ddthe ddmonkey ddescape, ddand ddwho ddis ddresponsible? dd- ddAnswer ddThe
ddcat ddate ddthe ddfood, ddbut dddid ddnot ddlike ddit.
,If ddthe ddcomputer ddis ddnot ddfixed, ddthen ddthe ddcompany ddeither ddneeds ddto ddbuy dda
ddnew ddone ddor ddwill ddnot ddbe ddable ddto ddkeep ddup ddproductivity.
Which ddof ddthe ddfollowing ddbreaks dddown ddthe ddcomplex ddproposition ddabove ddinto
ddthe ddsimple ddpropositions?
- ddIf ddthe ddcomputer ddis ddnot ddfixed, ddthen ddthe ddcompany ddneeds ddto ddbuy dda ddnew
ddone. ddThe ddcompany ddwill ddnot ddbe ddable ddto ddkeep ddup ddproductivity.
- ddThe ddcomputer ddis ddnot ddfixed. ddThe ddcompany ddneeds ddto ddbuy dda ddnew
ddcomputer. ddThe ddcompany ddwill ddnot ddbe ddable ddto ddkeep ddup ddproductivity.
- ddThe ddcomputer ddis ddnot ddfixed. ddThe ddcompany ddeither ddneeds ddto ddbuy dda ddnew
ddone ddor ddwill ddnot ddbe ddable ddto ddkeep ddup ddproductivity.
- ddThe ddcompany dddoes ddnot ddhave ddenough ddcomputers. dd- ddAnswer ddThe
ddcomputer ddis ddnot ddfixed. ddThe ddcompany ddneeds ddto ddbuy dda ddnew ddcomputer.
ddThe ddcompany ddwill ddnot ddbe ddable ddto ddkeep ddup ddproductivity.
Simple ddpropositions dd- ddAnswer ddSimple ddpropositions ddhave ddno ddinternal ddlogical
ddstructure, ddmeaning ddwhether ddthey ddare ddtrue ddor ddfalse dddoes ddnot dddepend ddon
ddwhether ddpart ddof ddthem ddis ddtrue ddor ddfalse. ddThey ddare ddsimply ddtrue ddor ddfalse
ddon ddtheir ddown.
Complex ddpropositions dd- ddAnswer ddComplex ddpropositions ddhave ddinternal ddlogical
ddstructure, ddmeaning ddthey ddare ddcomposed ddof ddsimple ddpropositions. ddWhether
ddthey ddare ddtrue ddor ddfalse dddepends ddon ddwhether ddtheir ddparts ddare ddtrue ddor
ddfalse.
If ddthe ddnew ddemployee ddwants ddto ddsucceed, ddthen ddthey ddneed ddto ddshow ddup
ddon ddtime. ddHow ddmany ddtimes ddhave ddwe ddheard ddthe ddmanager ddcomplain ddabout
ddtardiness? ddNobody ddlikes dda dd7 dda.m. ddstart ddtime, ddbut ddit ddwas ddin ddthe ddjob
dddescription. ddWe ddshould ddremind ddthe ddnew ddemployee ddhow ddimportant ddthis ddis.
Which ddis dda ddsimple ddproposition ddthat ddis ddexpressed ddin ddthe ddabove
ddparagraph?
- ddThe ddnew ddemployee ddwants ddto ddsucceed.
- ddHow ddmany ddtimes ddhave ddwe ddheard ddthe ddmanager ddcomplain ddabout
ddtardiness?
- ddThe ddemployees ddlook ddout ddfor ddeach ddother.
- ddIf ddthe ddnew ddemployee ddwants ddto ddsucceed, ddthen ddthey ddneed ddto ddshow ddup
ddon ddtime. dd- ddAnswer ddThe ddnew ddemployee ddwants ddto ddsucceed.
The ddU.S. ddhealthcare ddsystem ddis dddifficult ddto ddnavigate, ddand ddthis ddnegatively
ddaffects ddmany ddof ddus. ddMany ddpeople ddare ddunsure ddexactly ddhow ddtheir ddhealth
ddinsurance ddcoverage ddworks ddand ddare ddnot ddsure ddwhere ddthey ddcan ddgo ddto ddget
ddcare. ddWhat ddcan ddbe dddone ddto ddimprove ddthis? ddIf ddchanges ddare ddnot ddmade
ddsoon, ddthe ddproblem ddwill ddonly ddget ddworse.
Which ddis dda ddsimple ddproposition ddthat ddis ddexpressed ddin ddthe ddabove
ddparagraph?
, - ddMany ddpeople ddare ddnot ddsure ddwhere ddthey ddcan ddgo ddto ddget ddcare.
- ddThe ddU.S. ddhealthcare ddsystem ddis dddifficult ddto ddnavigate, ddand ddthis ddnegatively
ddaffects ddmany ddof ddus.
- ddWhat ddcan ddbe dddone ddto ddimprove ddthis?
- ddMany ddpeople ddare ddunsure ddexactly ddhow ddtheir ddhealth ddinsurance ddcoverage
ddworks ddand ddare ddnot ddsure ddwhere ddthey ddcan ddgo ddto ddget ddcare. dd- ddAnswer
ddMany ddpeople ddare ddnot ddsure ddwhere ddthey ddcan ddgo ddto ddget ddcare.
Bad ddinferential ddstructure dd- ddAnswer ddEvery ddargument ddwith ddthe ddsame
ddstructure ddas ddthis ddargument ddis ddbad dd(invalid ddor ddweak). ddThe ddpremises dddo
ddnot, ddin ddfact, dddemonstrate ddor ddmaybe ddeven ddsupport ddthe ddconclusion. ddIn
ddother ddwords, ddwe ddcan ddaccept ddthe ddpremises ddas ddtrue ddwithout ddbeing
ddcompelled ddto ddaccept ddthe ddconclusion. ddThere ddis ddsomething ddwrong ddwith ddthis
ddargument's ddgeneral ddstructure.
False ddpremise dd- ddAnswer ddThis ddparticular ddargument ddhas dda
ddpremise/assumption ddthat ddis ddfalse. ddThere ddis ddsomething ddwrong ddwith ddthis
ddargument's ddparticular ddcontent.
Conclusion ddIndicators dd- ddAnswer ddTherefore, ddso, ddit ddfollows ddthat, ddhence, ddthus,
ddentails ddthat, ddwe ddmay ddconclude ddthat, ddimplies ddthat, ddwherefore, ddas dda ddresult
Premise ddIndicators dd- ddAnswer ddBecause, ddfor, ddgiven ddthat, ddin ddthat, ddas, ddsince,
ddas ddindicated ddby
"Since ddwe ddcannot ddgo ddout dduntil ddthe ddrestaurant ddopens, ddand ddgiven ddthat ddwe
ddare ddtrying ddto ddsave ddmoney, ddwe ddshould ddjust ddhang ddout ddhere dduntil ddcloser
ddto dddinner."
Which ddstatements ddare ddthe ddpremises ddof ddthe ddfollowing ddargument? ddChoose dd2
ddanswers.
- ddWe ddcannot ddgo ddout dduntil ddthe ddrestaurant ddopens.
- ddWe ddare ddtrying ddto ddsave ddmoney.
- ddWe ddshould ddjust ddhang ddout ddhere dduntil ddcloser ddto dddinner.
- ddWe ddcan ddhave dda ddgood ddtime ddwithout ddspending ddmoney. dd- ddAnswer dd- ddWe
ddcannot ddgo ddout dduntil ddthe ddrestaurant ddopens.
- ddWe ddare ddtrying ddto ddsave ddmoney.
Most ddstudents ddin ddthe ddclass ddscored ddless ddthan dd70% ddon ddthe ddexam. ddThis
ddmeans ddthat ddthe ddexam ddwas ddtoo dddifficult ddto ddaccurately ddassess ddstudent
ddlearning. ddTherefore, ddas ddexams ddare ddsupposed ddto ddaccurately ddassess
ddstudent ddlearning, ddthe ddexam ddmust ddbe ddrevised ddand ddreadministered.
Which ddstatement ddis ddthe ddconclusion ddof ddthe ddabove ddargument?
