Inductive and Deductive Reasoning Quiz
Authored by Justin Brauer
English
11th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Determine if the following deductive argument is valid or invalid:
1. Each and every human being is immortal.
2. Tony Blair is a human being.
__________________________
3. Thus, Tony Blair is immortal
Valid
Invalid
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Determine if the following deductive argument is valid or invalid:
1. Baseball is a pastime.
2. All pastimes are enjoyable.
_______________________
3. Therefore, baseball is enjoyable
Valid
Invalid
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Determine if the following deductive argument is valid or invalid:
1. All ripe fruit are edible.
2. All bananas are edible.
__________________
3. Therefore all bananas are ripe fruit.
Valid
Invalid
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Determine if the following deductive argument is valid or invalid:
1. My sister has seven siblings.
_____________________________
2. Therefore, at least two of my siblings were born on the same day of the week.
Valid
Invalid
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Determine whether the following deductive argument is sound or unsound:
1. Each and every human being is mortal.
2. Barak Obama is a human being.
_________________________
3. Thus, Barak Obama is mortal.
Sound
Unsound
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Determine whether the following deductive argument is sound or unsound:
1. All apples are red fruit.
2. All strawberries are red fruit.
_________________________
3. Therefore, all apples are strawberries.
Sound
Unsound
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Determine whether the following deductive argument is sound or unsound:
1. The Empire State Building is taller than the Eiffel Tower.
2. The Taj Mahal is shorter than the Empire State Building.
_______________________________________
3. Therefore, the Taj Mahal is shorter than the Eiffel Tower.
Sound
Unsound
Answer explanation
This question is interesting. In reality the Taj Mahal IS shorter than the Eiffel Tower, so you may think that this is a sound argument. However the structure of the argument is invalid. A sound argument must be true and valid -therefore this argument is unsound.
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