Ch. 1 - Claims And Arguments Quiz

Ch. 1 - Claims And Arguments Quiz

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1 CORRECT
Which of the following statements concerning the nature of critical thinking is most accurate?
A) Critical thinking is about helping others and ourselves.
Feedback:
The consequences for not thinking critically are often deleterious to one's self or others. When you don't screen your beliefs to see if they really make sense, you may, in retrospect, wish you had.

2 CORRECT
Which of the following most accurately completes this sentence? "A claim is a statement that is..."
  C) either true or false, but not both.
Feedback: A claim is merely a statement expressing a belief. If that statement is true, it can be used as a reason to support a conclusion within an argument, if false, it cannot (the conclusion is a claim, as well).

3 CORRECT
Which of the following sentences is not a claim?
B) Dare to stay off drugs!
Feedback: This sentence is not truth evaluable because it is a suggestion, not a declarative statement.

4 CORRECT
Which of the following best completes this sentence? "When a sentence has a truth value, we mean that it..."
A) is either true or false, even if we cannot necessarily determine which it is.
Feedback: A sentence that can be evaluated for truth or falsity has to make an assertion, or claim. Imperatives (Shut the door!), questions (Why?), and other sorts of sentences, are neither true nor false.

5 CORRECT
Which of the following is a good way to state an issue in neutral terms?
D) Place the word "whether" in front of the claim that one party accepts and the other party rejects.
Feedback:
"Whether" turns both sides of an issue into claims deserving of equal consideration and argument. For example, "The issue is whether to legalize marijuana or not to legalize it," allows for arguments to be presented on both sides.

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