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JANUARY– APRIL 2023 TRIMESTER

FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES

REGULAR PROGRAMME

BRS 102: INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL THINKING

DATE: April 2023 Duration: 2 Hours
Instructions: Answer Question ONE and any other TWO Questions

Q1.
a) What are the features of critical thinking? (10 Marks)
b) Name five kinds of syllogism. (10 Marks)
c) Explain the two types or kinds of reasoning? (10 Marks)

Q2.
Compare the difference between a critical thinker and no-critical thinker? (20 Marks)

Q3.
Explain and give examples of at least five common fallacies we encounter in our daily discourses.
(20 Marks)
Q4.
Why do you think critical thinking skills are need at university level of education?

(20 Marks)
Q5.
Discuss the relevance of critical thinking in Kenya’s religious landscape? (20 Marks)

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