Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking

1. Features of Statements - Distinguished from questions, commands and exclamations. Can be true or false. Can only assert or deny a claim

2. Features of Arguments - Composed of statements. Can't be true or false. Can either prove or refute a claim

3. Rhetorical Question - A question which is asked for dramatic effect or to prove a point rather than to draw out an answer

4. Hidden Premise - When something is implied rather than said out right

5. Intermediate Conclusions - Conclusion of 1st part of argument is used as premise 1 for 2nd part of argument. Circular argument

6. Conditional Statement - If A, then B so if A is true then B must be true also