Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking

Exercise 1.1:
2. T
3. F
5. T
6. Yes, All argument should have a premise
8. T
9. T
11. When an issue is raise, we use arguments to give reason for thinking that the claim and issue is true. The conclusion part of the argument always answers the question that’s being asked by the issue. It states a position on the issue.
| 12. T
14. F
15. F
17. F
18. T
21. T
22. T
23. T
24. T
25. T |
Exercise 1.3:
2. Not an argument
3. Not an argument
5. Not an argument
6. Argument
9. Not an argument
10. Not an argument
Exercise 1.4:
2. Argument: We’ll have to find someone else who owns a truck.
3. Argument: Bans on firearms are clearly counterproductive.
5. Argument: It therefore seems likely that several million Americans may have been predisposed to accept the report on NBC’s Unsolved Mysteries that the US military recovered a UFO with alien markings.
6. Not an argument
8. Argument: As long as the number of lethal weapons in the hands of the American people continues to grow, so will the murder rate.
9. Argument: Times have changed
11. Argument: It seems likely, then, that the only way the stock market can go is down.
12. Not an argument
14.   Argument: reasonable to expect to find more women than men who are upset by pornography.
15. Not an argument
17. Not an argument
18. Not an argument
20. Argument: Cinema rarely rises from a craft to an art.

Exercise 1.6:
2. Whether we should concentrate our crime-fighting efforts on enforcement
3. Whether the gender of a Supreme Court justice make any difference
5. Whether paying attention in class helps you do well.
6. Whether rich people pay more taxes than poor people.
8. Whether clean syringes help fight the spread of AIDS.
9. Whether suspend judgment about everything is the best way to avoid error
Exercise 1.14:
2. Argument
3. Explanation
5. Explanation
6. Argument
8. Explanation
9. Argument