Thinking skills(AICE) Exam Questions
with Accurate Solutions
Ambiguous - -A word that can have more than one meaning and it is not
clear which meaning is intended
- Analyze/analysis - -Break an argument down into its component parts to
look at it more closely
- Anecdotal evidence - -Evidence based on someones version of a story
- Argument - -Statement or statements offering logical support for a claim.
has at least three parts: the claim, the support, and the warrant.
- Argument indicators - -Words or phrases we use to show that reasons are
being presented in support of a conclusion. (E.g. Therefore, so, thus, hence,
consequently, which proves that, ect.)
- Assumptions - -An implicit reason or belief that is not clearly stated but is
accepted or taken for granted.
- Belief - -Claims that someone holds to be true. Many kinds: scientific,
religious, moral, prudential
- Cause - -One thing that leads to or results in another
- Challenge an arguemnt - -Question something by demanding an
explanation, justification, or proof
- Circumstantial evidence - -Facts or circumstances in a case based on the
circumstances
- Claim - -Part of an argument, used as a reason to support an argument. A
claim (or proposition) answers the question, "what are you trying to prove?"
There are three principal kinds of claims: claims of fact, of value, and of
policy
- Clarify - -To make clearer, elucidate
- Conclusion - -The result of a chain of reasoning. It may be factual,
recommendation, interpretation or a decision
- Confusing conditions - -Reasoning which confuses conditions in an
argument
, - Consistent - -Two or more claims that could both be true at the same time
- Contradiction - -Two claims that negate each other, or say completely
opposite things
- Convincing - -Persuading somebody to believe that something is true
- Corroboration - -Confirmation, reinforcement
- Counter arguemnt - -An argument that puts forth an opposing line of
reasoning and convinces the other side using stronger reasons
- Credentials - -Qualifications that improve a witnesses credibility, like being
an expert in the field.
- Critical thinking - -Kind of disciplined intellectual criticism that combines
research, knowledge of historical context, and balance judgment. Looking at
the reasoning and asking is it a sound?
- Diagram - -A visual representation of a chain of reasoning. A picture of an
argument.
- Distractors - -Statements designed to make you think and that seem to be
true but lead you away from the correct conclusion.
- Dubious - -Doubtful, unlikely, suspicious
- Evaluate - -Judge whether an argument is strong or weak, based on
criteria
- Evidence - -Something used to support, illustrate or develop a reason (can
be a statement of fact, statistical claims, personal observations or physical
examples)
- Experiment - -Research and test hypothesis
- Explicit claim - -Specific assertion or statement
- Explanation - -Reason(s) given to explain why or how something is the
case
- Fact - -A claim that is proven to be true
- Generalization - -A fallacy that draws a general conclusion from specific
evidence
with Accurate Solutions
Ambiguous - -A word that can have more than one meaning and it is not
clear which meaning is intended
- Analyze/analysis - -Break an argument down into its component parts to
look at it more closely
- Anecdotal evidence - -Evidence based on someones version of a story
- Argument - -Statement or statements offering logical support for a claim.
has at least three parts: the claim, the support, and the warrant.
- Argument indicators - -Words or phrases we use to show that reasons are
being presented in support of a conclusion. (E.g. Therefore, so, thus, hence,
consequently, which proves that, ect.)
- Assumptions - -An implicit reason or belief that is not clearly stated but is
accepted or taken for granted.
- Belief - -Claims that someone holds to be true. Many kinds: scientific,
religious, moral, prudential
- Cause - -One thing that leads to or results in another
- Challenge an arguemnt - -Question something by demanding an
explanation, justification, or proof
- Circumstantial evidence - -Facts or circumstances in a case based on the
circumstances
- Claim - -Part of an argument, used as a reason to support an argument. A
claim (or proposition) answers the question, "what are you trying to prove?"
There are three principal kinds of claims: claims of fact, of value, and of
policy
- Clarify - -To make clearer, elucidate
- Conclusion - -The result of a chain of reasoning. It may be factual,
recommendation, interpretation or a decision
- Confusing conditions - -Reasoning which confuses conditions in an
argument
, - Consistent - -Two or more claims that could both be true at the same time
- Contradiction - -Two claims that negate each other, or say completely
opposite things
- Convincing - -Persuading somebody to believe that something is true
- Corroboration - -Confirmation, reinforcement
- Counter arguemnt - -An argument that puts forth an opposing line of
reasoning and convinces the other side using stronger reasons
- Credentials - -Qualifications that improve a witnesses credibility, like being
an expert in the field.
- Critical thinking - -Kind of disciplined intellectual criticism that combines
research, knowledge of historical context, and balance judgment. Looking at
the reasoning and asking is it a sound?
- Diagram - -A visual representation of a chain of reasoning. A picture of an
argument.
- Distractors - -Statements designed to make you think and that seem to be
true but lead you away from the correct conclusion.
- Dubious - -Doubtful, unlikely, suspicious
- Evaluate - -Judge whether an argument is strong or weak, based on
criteria
- Evidence - -Something used to support, illustrate or develop a reason (can
be a statement of fact, statistical claims, personal observations or physical
examples)
- Experiment - -Research and test hypothesis
- Explicit claim - -Specific assertion or statement
- Explanation - -Reason(s) given to explain why or how something is the
case
- Fact - -A claim that is proven to be true
- Generalization - -A fallacy that draws a general conclusion from specific
evidence
