Logic and Critical Thinking Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Logic and Critical Thinking introduces students to the principles of sound reasoning and effective argumentation. The course covers the fundamentals of logic, including the identification and analysis of arguments, deduction and induction, common logical fallacies, and strategies for constructing clear and persuasive arguments. Emphasis is placed on applying critical thinking skills to everyday situations, academic work, and complex problem-solving. By the end of the course, students will be equipped to assess information rigorously, recognize flawed reasoning, and communicate their ideas with clarity and logical coherence.
Recommended Textbook
Critical Thinking 11th Edition by Brooke Noel Moore
Available Study Resources on Quizplus
12 Chapters
1520 Verified Questions
1520 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/study-set/3373 Page 2
Chapter 1: What Is Critical Thinking,anyway
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
107 Verified Questions
107 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/66957
Sample Questions
Q1) Determine whether the following passage contains an argument;if it does,identify the main issue.
That American schools have finally been integrated is a myth.The vast majority of African American students attend schools whose student bodies are almost entirely African American.And most whites attend schools where only a tiny minority are African American,Latino,or Asian.
Answer: Argument.Issue: whether American schools have finally been integrated.
Q2) Determine whether the following passage contains an argument;if it does,identify the main issue.
"Because real estate is a local investment,I recommend investing within an hour's drive from your home.Personally,I invest within a half-hour drive because then I can properly manage the property and watch it to be sure it is not declining in market value."
-Real estate columnist Bob Bruss
Answer: Argument.Issue: whether you should invest in real estate located close to where you live.
Q3) Determine whether the following passage is (or contains)an argument. You'd better not pet that dog.She looks friendly,but she's been known to bite.
Answer: Argument.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 3
Chapter 2: Two Kinds of Reasoning
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
70 Verified Questions
70 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/66956
Sample Questions
Q1) "Sheila's clarinet is French.It's a Leblanc,and all Leblanc instruments are made in France." This argument is best taken as A)inductive B)deductive.
Answer: B
Q2) If a valid argument has a false conclusion,then not all its premises can be true. A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) According to the text,in order to be sound,an argument must be A)valid and strong.
B)deductive and strong.
C)valid and have true premises.
Answer: C
Q4) Sound arguments are deductive arguments that are _________. Answer: valid
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 4
Chapter 3: Clear Thinking,critical Thinking,and Clear Writing
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
345 Verified Questions
345 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/66955
Sample Questions
Q1) Classify the following:"Fork,n.An instrument used chiefly for the purpose of putting dead animals into the mouth."-Ambrose Bierce
A)definition by example
B)definition by synonym
C)analytical definition
Answer: C
Q2) Criticize the following claim based on the material from Chapter 3 of the text. "If the lights burn dimly or not at all when you first turn them on,the battery is probably run down.Test the battery.If it is run down,you should try to find out what caused it."-Crouse and Anglin,The Auto Book
Answer: "Burn dimly" probably isn't too vague for most readers of a car-repair manual.
Q3) Classify the following:"An ogre is a monster who dines on humans."
A)definition by example
B)definition by synonym
C)analytical definition
Answer: C
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 4: Credibility
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
101 Verified Questions
101 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/66954
Sample Questions
Q1) Whom would you trust as most reliable? Discuss the credibility and authority of each individual or group listed with regard to the following issue: You've purchased a wood-burning stove.You are uncertain,however,what kind of wood to burn in it.You've heard that some produce more smoke,some are more likely to contribute to chimney fires,some burn hotter than others,and so forth.
a.the dealer from whom you purchased the stove
b.a friend of yours who has used a wood-burning stove for years
c.another friend who sells firewood
d.a U.S.Department of Agriculture publication,"Comparative Properties of Fuelwood"
e.a professor of environmental horticulture at a state university
Q2) Assess the following as probably true,as probably false,as requiring further documentation before judgment,or as a claim that cannot properly be evaluated.Consider both the nature of the claim and the source. "Enough is enough! A national survey finds a majority of American adults do not support more restrictive or tougher anti-smoking measures."
-The Tobacco Institute
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 6
Chapter 5: Rhetoric,the Art of Persuasion
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
111 Verified Questions
111 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/66953
Sample Questions
Q1) Isolate and discuss the rhetorical devices that appear in the following passage: Miracle X-K3 battery additive extends the life of your battery up to five years.
Q2) Provide a critical assessment of the following comparative general claim: The increase in the number and support of conservative think tanks has been substantial since the mid-1970s.The American Enterprise had twelve resident thinkers when Jimmy Carter was elected;today it has forty-five.The Heritage Foundation has sprung from nothing to command an annual budget of $11 million.The budget of the Center for Strategic and International Studies has grown from $975,000 ten years ago to $8.6 million today.Over a somewhat longer period the endowment of the Hoover Institution has increased from $2 million to $70 million.
-Adapted from Gregg Easterbrook,"Ideas Move Nations"
Q3) Provide a critical assessment of the following comparative general claim: In 1985,more people were killed by handguns in the United States than in Great Britain.
Q4) Isolate and discuss the rhetorical devices that appear in the following passage: "...the basic right to life of an animal-which is the source of energy for many animal rights wackos-must be inferred from the anticruelty laws humans have written." -Rush Limbaugh
Q5) Construct eight sentences,each illustrating a use of this slanter:hyperbole.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 7
Chapter 6: Relevance Red Herringfallacies
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
163 Verified Questions
163 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/66952
Sample Questions
Q1) Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"The new Secretary of Defense says he'll prosecute the war in the Middle East in accordance with current American policy.But you realize,don't you,that as soon as he got home from Vietnam he began to criticize American policy there."
Q2) Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or,where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text,by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.
You know how some people against gun control say that making guns illegal won't stop anyone who wants one from getting one? Ever notice how the same people are usually against legalizing drugs because they don't want drugs made available? Funny how they think that law won't work for guns but will work for drugs.
Q3) Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"You hear that idea at Tea Party conventions.I'm surprised you agree with it."
Q4) Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"There can't be anything worthwhile in this new operating system.Microsoft comes out with a new OS every two years,it seems like."
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 8
Chapter 7: Induction Fallacies
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
125 Verified Questions
125 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/66951
Sample Questions
Q1) Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "This new boss won't let us work at home.If she gets away with it,pretty soon they'll be making us spend nights and weekends right here at the office."
Q2) Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "Being overweight can't be all that bad for you.Eighty percent of the population over 25 is overweight."
Q3) Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage.
"A Prairie Home Companion" must be a pretty popular radio program around here.About half my friends have copies of the book the program's host recently published.
Q4) Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage.
"A lot more people are near-sighted these days.Check out those kids over there on their computers.They all wear glasses."
Q5) Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "I have every right to burn tires in my back yard.It's a free country."
Q6) Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage.
"As the percentage of female drivers has gone up,so has the traffic accident rate,proof right there women aren't good drivers."
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 9
Chapter 8: Formal Fallacies and Fallacies of Language
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
32 Verified Questions
32 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/66950
Sample Questions
Q1) Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage. If Joel had paid his taxes on time,he wouldn't be audited.But he didn't pay on time,so you know he's going to be audited.
Q2) Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage. Otterhounds are crazy about water,just like that dog.That dog therefore is an Otterhound.
Q3) Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage. If Global Warming is for real,then the mean global temperature would have risen over the past ten years.Global Warming is not for real.Therefore the mean global temperature didn't rise over the past ten years.
Q4) Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage. The last four races have been won by horses whose jockeys were wearing pink.I think there's something about colors going on here-I'd bet on whatever horse has a jockey in pink for the next race.
Q5) Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage. Stockton has the lowest credit rating of any city in the region.My cousin lives in Stockton,so I'm betting his credit is down the tube.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 10
Chapter 9: Deductive Arguments I Categorical Logic
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
66 Verified Questions
66 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/66949
Sample Questions
Q1) Translate the following into a standard-form categorical claim:Few voters think critically.
Q2) Reconstruct the following as a standard-form syllogism,and determine whether it is valid.
The new dean at Stratford Business School initiated many new policies after taking office.All of the new policies emphasized employee and customer satisfaction.After a conversation with the new dean,an associate dean remarked that since none of the policies of the old curriculum was among those initiated by the dean,the associate dean had to conclude,to his surprise,that none of the old curriculum emphasized employee and customer satisfaction.
Q3) Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion.Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid. Some family men are not gamblers,since no gamblers are prudes.
Q4) Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion.Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid.
Nobody gets married around Christmas except people who don't care about making their friends fight the holiday travel rush,and she couldn't care less about her friends.Draw your own conclusion.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 11
Chapter 10: Deductive Arguments Ii Truth-Functional Logic
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
85 Verified Questions
85 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/66948
Sample Questions
Q1) Use the short truth-table method to determine whether the following is valid or invalid:
A \(\rarr\) B
~D \(\rarr\) ~C
~D
~C \(\rarr\) ~B/\(\therefore\) ~A
Q2) Determine whether the following symbolized argument is valid or invalid.If invalid,provide a counterexample;if valid,construct a deduction.
P v ~Q
R\(\rarr\) Q
~P
~R \(\rarr\) ~W/\(\therefore\) W
Q3) For the following argument,assign truth values to the letters to show the argument's invalidity (there is only one such assignment).
Q v P
~Q \(\rarr\) ~R/\(\therefore\) R \(\rarr\) P
Q4) Determine whether the following is valid or invalid: It's time to leave when they start putting up the chairs,as they're doing right now.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 12
Chapter 11: Inductive Reasoning
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
170 Verified Questions
170 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/66947
Sample Questions
Q1) Evaluate the following analogical argument: The Patriots easily made it into last year's Superbowl.They'll have almost the same personnel next year,so I'm putting my money on the Patriots to be back next year.
Q2) Evaluate the following argument in accordance with the criteria discussed in the text.
"Of course he was outdoors Wednesday,Watson.That's the only day there has been rain,and he had a good bit of dried mud on the heels of his boots."
Q3) Evaluate the following argument in accordance with the criteria discussed in the text.
A lottery winner,asked why he thought he had won a major prize,pulled a small rhinestone four-leaf clover out of his pocket and said,"I think this had a lot to do with it."
Q4) The goal of randomness is to
A)allow a smaller-than-usual sample.
B)achieve objectivity.
C)achieve representativeness.
D)assign grades in this course.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 13
Chapter 12: Moral,legal,and Aesthetic Reasoning
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
145 Verified Questions
145 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/66946
Sample Questions
Q1) Answer the question in the passage below from one of the perspectives described in the text.
Shelley and Maurita are both disturbed by their C+ final grades in Mr.Carlton's geography class,and they request that he recheck his grade book.He does so and finds that,indeed,he had made mistakes.Maurita was supposed to get a B- and Shelley was supposed to get a C-.He gives Maurita the B- and allows Shelley to keep the C+. Should he have lowered Shelley's grade to a C-? Construct one argument whose conclusion is that he should,and construct one argument whose conclusion is that he should not.Be sure to spell out clearly any moral principles in the arguments.
Q2) State whether the following item expresses moral value or nonmoral value;or no value at all.
All cigarette advertising should be strictly regulated.
Q3) State whether the following item expresses moral value or nonmoral value;or no value at all.
The Rosens' wedding ceremony was the loveliest one I've ever seen.
Q4) State whether the following item expresses moral value or nonmoral value;or no value at all.
It is bothersome to be telephoned after 9:00 p.m.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 14