Logical Critical thinking and problem solving summer CA

Respondent: Sadi Muhammad Tasiu

First name: Muhammad Tasiu
Last name: Sadi
ID Number: 1990
FACULTY: SSIT
Start date: 2022-08-08 16:13
End date: 2022-08-08 16:37

Test passed
Score: 50% (20/40)

Question 1/40
___________________ is the last stage of critical thinking
A. Conclusion
B. Factual Conclusion
C. Evaluation with facts
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Question 2/40
An evidence or data must have ________________
A. Facts
B. Statistics
C. Quotations
D. Facts, statistics and quotations
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Question 3/40
Caldwell Hall is in bad shape. Either we tear it down and put up a new building, or we continue to risk students'
safety. Obviously we shouldn't risk anyone's safety, so we must tear the building down is an example
______________________________________
A. Red herring
B. False dichotomy
C. Begging the question
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Question 4/40
Plagiarism is deceitful because it is dishonest is example of __________________
A. Begging the question
B. Red Herring
C. Post HOC (false cause)
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Question 5/40
The seriousness of a punishment should match the seriousness of the crime. Right now, the punishment for
drunk driving may simply be a fine. But drunk driving is a very serious crime that can kill innocent people. So
the death penalty should be the punishment for drunk driving. The fallacy in this expression is _____________
A. missing the point
B. strawman
C. false cause
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Question 6/40
An argument consists of _______ parts
A. two
B. three
C. four
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Question 7/40
A fallacy in which a deliberate diversion of attention with the intention of trying to abandon the original
argument.
A. Snob
B. Red herring
C. Equivocation
D. Missing the point
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Question 8/40
A fallacy __________________________
A. is factual
B. Weaken arguments
C. is backed up by evidence
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First name: Muhammad Tasiu | Last name: Sadi | ID Number: 1990 | FACULTY: SSIT 2
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Question 9/40
Guns are like hammers--they're both tools with metal parts that could be used to kill someone. And yet it would
be ridiculous to restrict the purchase of hammers--so restrictions on purchasing guns are equally ridiculous." is
an example of ____________________________________________
A. Appeal to Ignorance
B. Appeal to Authority
C. Weak Analogy
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Question 10/40
A reason is ____________________
A. The conclusion of an argument
B. Why someone holds an opinion
C. The focus of an argument
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Question 11/40
Facts often contain _____________________________
A. bias
B. believes
C. data, dates and experiment based conclusions
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Question 12/40
A critical thinker loves listening to the opinions of other people and juxtapose these opinions with his before
concluding.
A. True
B. False
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Question 13/40
_______________________ is a conclusion indicator
A. Because
B. The
C. Therefore
Score: 1/1p.

First name: Muhammad Tasiu | Last name: Sadi | ID Number: 1990 | FACULTY: SSIT 3
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Question 14/40
Opinions are statements that __________________________
A. Can be proved
B. Can be checked
C. tell what someone thinks, feel or believes
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Question 15/40
A critical thinking should be ___________________
A. Open-minded
B. Arrogant
C. Brilliant
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Question 16/40
The following are examples of assumptions except
A. Prescriptive
B. Paradigmatic
C. Dogmatic
D. Causal
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Question 17/40
Using an authority as evidence in your argument when the authority is not really an authority on the facts
relevant to the argument. As the audience, allowing an irrelevant authority to add credibility to the claim being
made.
A. Appeal to the negative
B. Critical thinking
C. Appeal To authority
D. Equivocation
Score: 0/1p.

Question 18/40
The following are characteristics of a critical thinker except
A. Patience
B. Open-mindedness
C. Gullibility
D. Scientific reasoning
Score: 1/1p.

First name: Muhammad Tasiu | Last name: Sadi | ID Number: 1990 | FACULTY: SSIT 4
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Question 19/40
The validity of a critical argument is aided by _____________
A. Rumours
B. Facts
C. Opinions
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Question 20/40
An hypothesis is _________________________
A. statement that summarizes an observed regularity
B. a set of statements that, when taken together, attempt to explain a broad class of related phenomena
C. proposed explanation
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Question 21/40
In ______________________you start with an assumption and then make observations or rational thoughts to
validate or refute the assumption.
A. deductive reasoning
B. inductive reasoning
C. Analytical reasoning
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Question 22/40
_________________________ is a fact
A. We live in the best apartment in the city
B. I believe that summer is the best season
C. The Poughkeepsie Journal is a newspaper
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Question 23/40
I know three redheads who have terrible tempers, and since Annabel has red hair, I’ll bet she has a terrible
temper too
A. Post Hoc
B. Weak Analogy
C. Hasty Generalization
Score: 0/1p.

First name: Muhammad Tasiu | Last name: Sadi | ID Number: 1990 | FACULTY: SSIT 5
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Question 24/40
___________________ is not a characteristic of a critical thinker
A. care that their beliefs are true and that their decisions are justified
B. care to present a position honestly and clearly
C. Discredit others and treat people with disrespect
Score: 1/1p.

Question 25/40
To analyze arguments you should _____________________
A. Ignore conclusions
B. Identify conclusions
C. Discredit assumptions
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Question 26/40
Evaluation in critical thinking involves looking for evidence, facts and figures
A. True
B. False
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Question 27/40
Using an ambiguous term in more than one sense, thus making an argument misleading.

A. False cause
B. Equivocation
C. Ad Hominem
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Question 28/40
Drawing a conclusion based on a small sample size, rather than looking at statistics that are much more in line
with the typical or average situation.
A. Hasty Generalization
B. A statement that is false
C. Equivocation
D. Amphiboly
Score: 0/1p.

First name: Muhammad Tasiu | Last name: Sadi | ID Number: 1990 | FACULTY: SSIT 6
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Question 29/40
________________ is not a standard of critical thinking
A. Effectiveness
B. Width
C. Deception
D. Accuracy
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Question 30/40
President Jones raised taxes, and then the rate of violent crime went up. Jones is responsible for the rise in crime
is an example of __________________________
A. Post hoc (false cause)
B. Appeal to Authority
C. Weak Analogy
Score: 1/1p.

Question 31/40
My roommate said her philosophy class was hard, and the one I'm in is hard, too. All philosophy classes must be
hard is an example of ______________________
A. Hasty Generalization
B. Missing the Point
C. Post hoc (false cause)
Score: 1/1p.

Question 32/40
A prediction is ____________________
A. theory that is supported by much convincing evidence
B. a statement that summarizes an observed regularity or pattern in nature
C. the expected result of a test that is derived, by deduction, from a hypothesis or theory
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Question 33/40
When there is no proof in a conclusion it is believed that ________ exists
A. Assumption
B. Error
C. Logical thinking
Score: 0/1p.

First name: Muhammad Tasiu | Last name: Sadi | ID Number: 1990 | FACULTY: SSIT 7
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Question 34/40
A critical thinker argues everytime
A. True
B. False
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Question 35/40
_____________ thoughts or statements that present themselves as being true without any supporting proof
A. fallacy
B. assumption
C. reasoning
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Question 36/40
Caldwell Hall is in bad shape. Either we tear it down and put up a new building, or we continue to risk students'
safety. Obviously we shouldn't risk anyone's safety, so we must tear the building down is an example of
___________________
A. false cause
B. false dichotomy
C. red herring
Score: 1/1p.

Question 37/40
_____________ is the ability to assess things rationally by applying logic based on new or existing information
when making a decision or solving a problem.
A. Reasoning
B. Problem-solving
C. Argument
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Question 38/40
This man has suffered a lot, we need to believe him.
A. Appeal to pity
B. Hasty generalization
C. Appeal to ignorance
Score: 1/1p.

First name: Muhammad Tasiu | Last name: Sadi | ID Number: 1990 | FACULTY: SSIT 8
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Question 39/40
If you do not change the car, it will kill you. The fallacy in this conclusion is
A. Strawman
B. Equivocation
C. Appeal to ignorance
Score: 1/1p.

Question 40/40
______________ involves reasoning in parts to conclude
A. Decompositional reasoning
B. Critical thinking
C. Deductive reasoning
Score: 0/1p.

First name: Muhammad Tasiu | Last name: Sadi | ID Number: 1990 | FACULTY: SSIT 9