D265 - SECTION 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

D265 - SECTION 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS



premisew-wans-
✔✔awpropositionwlendingwcredencewtowthewconclusionw;wprovidewawreasonwforwthinkin
gwthewconclusionwiswtruew;wmadewupwofwclaims,wevidence,wideas,wetc.wintendedwtowsu
pportwthewconclusion

conclusionwindicatorsw-wans-
✔✔thesewfeelwconclusivewandwhavewthewgeneralwsensewofw"Iwhavewtoldwyouwsomewthi
ngsworwIwamwaboutwtowtellwyouwsomewthings,wnowwherewiswwhatwIwwantwyouwtowbeliev
e"
-
commonwexamples:wtherefore,wso,witwfollowswthat,whence,wthus,wentailswthat,wwewmayw
concludewthat,wimplieswthat,wwherefore,waswawresult

premisewindicatorsw-wans-
✔✔thesewhavewthewgeneralwsensewofw"fromwthiswfactwIwamwgoingwtowinferwsomethingw
else"w
-commonwexamples:wbecause,wfor,wgiven,winwthat,was,wsince,waswindicatedwby

conclusionw-wans-
✔✔thiswiswthewclaimwthatwthewwholewargumentwiswintendedwtowsupportworwdemonstrat
eworwprove

a,wbw-wans-
✔✔"Sincewwewcannotwgowoutwuntilwthewrestaurantwopens,wandwgivenwthatwwewarewtryi
ngwtowsavewmoney,wwewshouldwjustwhangwoutwherewuntilwcloserwtowdinner."
^Whichwstatementswarewthewpremiseswofwthewfollowingwargument?
wChoosew2wanswers.w
a)wWewcannotwgowoutwuntilwthewrestaurantwopens.w
b)wWewarewtryingwtowsavewmoney.
c)wWewshouldwjustwhangwoutwherewuntilwcloserwtowdinner.w
d)wWewcanwhavewawgoodwtimewwithoutwspendingwmoney.

aw-wans-
✔✔Mostwstudentswinwthewclasswscoredwlesswthanw70%wonwthewexam.wThiswmeanswth
atwthewexamwwaswtoowdifficultwtowaccuratelywassesswstudentwlearning.wTherefore,wasw

, examswarewsupposedwtowaccuratelywassesswstudentwlearning,wthewexamwmustwbewrevi
sedwandwre-administered.
^Whichwstatementwiswthewconclusionwofwthewabovewargument?w
a)wThewexamwmustwbewrevisedwandwre-administered.w
b)wSomewstudentswinwthewclasswscoredwhigherwthanw70%wonwthewexam.w
c)wExamswarewsupposedwtowaccuratelywassesswstudentwlearning.
d)wMostwstudentswinwthewclasswscoredwlesswthanw70%wonwthewexam.

a,wdw-wans-✔✔Whichwwordsworwphraseswarewpremisewindicators?wChoosew2wanswers.
a)wInwthat
b)wConsequently
c)wItwfollowswthat
d)wBecause

a,wcw-wans-✔✔Whichwwordsworwphraseswarewconclusionwindicators?
wChoosew2wanswers.
a)wAswawresult
b)wFor
c)wHence
d)wAswindicatedwby

argumentsw-wans-✔✔thesewarewcomposedwofwpremiseswandwconclusions

criticalwthinkingw-wans-✔✔thewabilitywtowthinkwcarefullywaboutwthinkingwandwreasoning

propositionsw-wans-✔✔statementswthatwcanwbewtrueworwfalse

nonpropositionsw-wans-
✔✔statementswthatwcannotwbewtrueworwfalsew;wyouwcannotwdisagreewwithwthem,wargue
waboutwwhetherwtheywarewrightworwwrong,worwquestionwthemwbecausewtheywarewundou
btable/indubitablewandwwouldwnotwmakewanywsensewtowdisagree

nonpropositionsw-wans-
✔✔notwstatementswaboutwfactworwfictionw;wtheywdownotwmakewawclaimwthatwcanwbewtru
eworwfalsew;wtheywexhort,wcommand,wplead/request,wquestion,wandworwperform

cw-wans-✔✔Whichwsentencewiswawnon-proposition?
a)wIfwthewburglarwdidwnotwgowoutwthewfrontwdoor,wtheywmustwhavewgonewoutwawwindow
.
b)wThewearthwiswthewthirdwplanetwfromwthewsun.
c)wWherewarewthewkeyswtowmywcar?
d)wMountwEverestwiswthewtallestwmountainwinwthewworld.

dw-wans-✔✔Didwthewcompanywreallywclosewthatwdeal?
wItwhaswhadwawgreatwyear.wWherewiswthewpresidentwrightwnow?
wLet'swgowaskwwhetherwthewdealwwaswclosed.