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Critical thinking
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Fragen in diesem Quiz (10)
1Which of the following are statements?
- AThe sky is blue.
- BExcuse me!
- CWhat are you thinking about?
- DWow!
- EHello, there!
- FA dog is an animal.
2Identify the principle of logic being expressed:
- You can’t jump and not jump at the same time. [blank_start]Noncontradiction[blank_end]
- Either you do it or you don’t. [blank_start]Excluded middle[blank_end]
- Newton is Newton, no matter what anyone says. [blank_start]Principle of identity[blank_end]
- Einstein is either alive or dead. [blank_start]Excluded middle[blank_end].
- My cellphone is my cellphone. [blank_start]Principle of identity[blank_end].- ANoncontradiction
- BExcluded middle
- CPrinciple of identity
- DExcluded middle
- EPrinciple of identity
- FNoncontradiction
- GPrinciple of identity
- HExcluded middle
- INoncontradiction
- JExcluded middle
- KPrinciple of identity
- LNoncontradiction
- MPrinciple of identity
- NNoncontradiction
- OExcluded middle
3Identify the premises and the conclusion in the following argument:
"The universe has a cause ([blank_start]conclusion[blank_end]) because everything that begins to exist has a cause ([blank_start]premise[blank_end]), and the universe began to exist ([blank_start]premise[blank_end])."- Aconclusion
- Bpremise
- Cpremise
- Dconclusion
- Epremise
- Fconclusion
4Can two people have their own truth even if those “truths” are mutually exclusive?
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
5“A statement is either true or false. X is true or its negation, not-X is true.”
The previous definition refers to the following principle:- AThe law of non-contradiction.
- BThe law of excluded middle.
- CThe law of identity.
6Deductive validity.
P1. All human beings breathe.
P2. All cats breathe.
C. So, all human beings are cats.
The previous argument is...- AValid
- BInvalid
7Deductive soundness. The soundness of an argument refers to the validity of an argument and the truth of its premises. In other words, an argument can be valid (having a conclusion that follows from the premises), but unsound, because for an argument to be sound, it must have true premises (not only must the conclusion follow logically from the premises, but also the premises must be true). It requires both of those ingredients.
All monks drink beer.
Peter is a monk.
So, Peter drinks beer.
The previous argument is...- ASound
- BUnsound
8Nondeductive Strength. Here, the main issue is the likelihood of an argument, that is, a non-deductive argument is strong when the premises, if true, make likely the conclusion of the argument, but when the premises of an argument don’t make likely the conclusion, then the argument is weak.
There are more women than men in English class.
Thus, the women will have a better overall average grade than the men will.
The previous argument is...- AWeak
- BStrong
9Abductive reasoning (inference to the best explanation). You get off a bus, but you notice you don’t have your cellphone in your pocket. Given the insecurity in Bogotá, what is the best explanation?
- AIt went away because it was bored with you.
- BSomeone pickpocketed it.
- CIt teleported.
- DYou forgot it at home.
10“An enthymeme is an abridged syllogism, that is, it omits a part of the argument, either one of the premises or the conclusion to make the argument shorter”. Supply the missing premise in the following enthymeme:
Goku and Vegeta are Saiyans. Saiyans transform into great apes at a full moon. [blank_start]Their tails must be cut off[blank_end] so they don't become giant apes (Oozaru).- ATheir tails must be cut off
- BThey must avoid looking at the full moon
- CGreat Apes are more powerful
Informationen
- Beschreibung
- Quiz am Critical thinking, erstellt von Brayan Ossa am 14/02/2026.
- Autor
- Brayan Ossa
- Sprache
- Español
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- 43
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- Erstellt am 14 Feb 2026 · aktualisiert am 14 Feb 2026
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