Critical Thinking

What is the main focus of critical thinking?

• Having good reasons for beliefs

• Being morally right

• Forming beliefs without any reason

• Believing in something blindly

What is an argument?

• A set of statements that support a conclusion

• A disagreement between two people

• A way to manipulate others

• A random collection of ideas

What distinguishes a good argument from a bad argument?

• The premises make the conclusion likely to be true

• The conclusion is morally right

• The premises are emotionally appealing

• The conclusion is guaranteed to be true

What type of argument guarantees the truth of the conclusion?

• Deductive argument

• Ampliative argument

• Emotional argument

• Moral argument

What does an ampliative argument do?

• Provides reasons to think the conclusion is probable

• Forces the conclusion to be true

• Ignores the premises

• Relies on emotions rather than logic

What is the purpose of critical thinking?

• To have true beliefs and avoid false beliefs

• To manipulate others

• To always be morally right

• To blindly follow beliefs

What is a good reason for a belief?

• One that makes the belief probable

• One that is emotionally appealing

• One that is morally right

• One that is popular among others

Why is it important to know the type of argument?

• To use the appropriate tools to evaluate its validity

• To ignore the argument completely

• To blindly accept the conclusion

• To focus only on the premises