Critical Thinking Reason and Evidence D265 Already Graded A
Which sentence is a non-proposition? - Where are the keys to my car?
In the above paragraph, which sentence expresses a proposition? - It has had a great year.
Which sentence expresses a complex proposition? - The cat ate the food, b...
Critical Thinking Reason and Evidence D265 Already Graded A
Which sentence is a non-proposition?
- Where are the keys to my car?
In the above paragraph, which sentence expresses a proposition?
- It has had a great year.
Which sentence expresses a complex proposition?
- The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
If the computer is not fixed, then the company either needs to buy a new one or will not be able to keep
up productivity.
Which of the following breaks down the complex proposition above into the simple propositions?
,- The computer is not fixed. The company either needs to buy a new one or will not be able to keep up
productivity.- The company does not have enough computers. ✔️The computer is not fixed. The
company needs to buy a new computer. The company will not be able to keep up productivity.
Simple propositions ✔️Simple propositions have no internal logical structure, meaning whether they
are true or false does not depend on whether part of them is true or false. They are simply true or false
on their own.
Complex propositions ✔️Complex propositions have internal logical structure, meaning they are
composed of simple propositions. Whether they are true or false depends on whether their parts are
true or false.
If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on time. How many times have we
heard the manager complain about tardiness? Nobody likes a 7 a.m. start time, but it was in the job
description. We should remind the new employee how important this is.
Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?
- The new employee wants to succeed.
- How many times have we heard the manager complain about tardiness?
- The employees look out for each other.
,- If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on time. ✔️The new employee
wants to succeed.
The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively affects many of us. Many people
are unsure exactly how their health insurance coverage works and are not sure where they can go to get
care. What can be done to improve this? If changes are not made soon, the problem will only get worse.
Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?
- Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
- The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively affects many of us.
- What can be done to improve this?
- Many people are unsure exactly how their health insurance coverage works and are not sure where
they can go to get care. ✔️Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
Bad inferential structure ✔️Every argument with the same structure as this argument is bad (invalid or
weak). The premises do not, in fact, demonstrate or maybe even support the conclusion. In other words,
we can accept the premises as true without being compelled to accept the conclusion. There is
something wrong with this argument's general structure.
False premise ✔️This particular argument has a premise/assumption that is false. There is something
wrong with this argument's particular content.
, Conclusion Indicators ✔️Therefore, so, it follows that, hence, thus, entails that, we may conclude that,
implies that, wherefore, as a result
Premise Indicators ✔️Because, for, given that, in that, as, since, as indicated by
"Since we cannot go out until the restaurant opens, and given that we are trying to save money, we
should just hang out here until closer to dinner."
Which statements are the premises of the following argument? Choose 2 answers.
- We cannot go out until the restaurant opens.
- We are trying to save money.
- We should just hang out here until closer to dinner.
- We can have a good time without spending money. ✔️- We cannot go out until the restaurant opens.
- We are trying to save money.
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