Chapters 1 & 2

Question 1

Critical Thinking

Answer 1

Careful application of reason in determination of whether claim is true

Question 2

Claims

Answer 2

Statements (true/false)

Question 3

Issue

Answer 3

Question

Question 4

Argument

Answer 4

Produced when reason given for thinking claim is true

Question 5

Premise

Answer 5

Claim offered as reason for believing another claim (must be true and relevant to conclusion)

Question 6

Conclusion

Answer 6

Claim for which premise is supposed to give reason

Question 7

Good Deductive Argument

Answer 7

Valid; not possible for premise to be true and conclusion to be false

Question 8

Good Inductive Argument

Answer 8

Supports; raises probability that conclusion is true

Question 9

Value Judgment

Answer 9

Claim that expresses evaluation of something

Question 10

Extraneous Considerations

Answer 10

Things that may influence belief of argument (relationship, celeb ads)

Question 11

Rhetoric

Answer 11

Language that has psychological force but carries no extra weight logically

Question 12

Sound

Answer 12

Premise of valid argument true

Question 13

Stronger

Answer 13

More support premise has for conclusion