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MID 1 CT final examination for first year students

e.g critical thinking, for Civics course (Mizan-Tepi University)

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MEKDELA AMBA UNIVERSITY

MEKANESELAM CAMPUS
CLLEGE OF FRESH MAN PROGRAM
LOGIC AND CRITICAL THINKING MID EXAM FOR FIRST YEAR SUMMER STUDENTS
LOADE; 30% AND TIME ALLOWED; 40MINUTES
Name_______________________________________ ID NO______________SECTION____
INSTRUCTION
Cheating is forbidden and put your answer with the provided space.

I. Write true if the statement is correct and false if the statement is incorrect (7%).
1. Philosophy is limited with a specific field of study.
2. Learning Philosophy has advantage of intellectual and behavioral independence.
3. If a deductive argument has true premise and false conclusion it is always invalid.
4. An argument based on mathematics is inductive.
5. The validity of an argument is always depending on the factualness of the premise.
6. A single conditional statement is not an argument.
7. An argument contains at least one premise and only one and one conclusion.

II. Chose the correct answer from the given alternative (13%).
1. ____________studies about of the value judgments operating in a civil society.
A. Ethics B. Metaphysics C. Social/ political philosophy D. Aesthetics
2. Which is known by theory of beauty?
A. Ethics B. Metaphysics C. Social/ political philosophy D. Aesthetics.
3. Which ethical study deals with investigation of the meaning of ethical terms like good/bad?
A. Metaethics B. Applied ethics C. normative ethics D. All
4. The view that reasoning, thought, or logic is the central factor in knowledge is known as;
A. Rationalism B. Revelation C. Institution D. Authority
5. From the following one is premise indicators; A. So, B. Thus C. Since D. Therefore
6. which one is a statement? A. Would you close the window? B. Let us study together. C. Right
on! D. Today is Friday.
7. Which is not argument? A. Warning B. Advice C. Report D. All
8. The word certainly is suggesting what type of argument? A. Deductive B. Inductive
C. Both D. None
9. Argument from predication is; A. Deductive B. Inductive C. Both D. None

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10. Sara is either Ethiopian or Eritrean. Sara is not Eritrean. So Sara is Ethiopian. This argument
is; A. Deductive-valid B. Inductive-strong C. Deductive-invalid D. Inductive weak
11.All Americans are Ethiopians. All Egyptians are Americans. So all Egyptians are Ethiopians.
This argument is; A. Deductive-valid B. Inductive-strong C. Deductive-invalid D. Inductive
weak
12. Most Africans are poor. Kukusha is an African. So Kukusha is a poor. A. Deductive-valid-
sound B. Inductive-strong- C. Deductive-invalid D. Inductive weak
13.Learning of logic is important for; A. To develop sound argument B. To identify good
argument from bad argument C. To identify the common logical errors in reasoning D. All
III. select alternative answer from under column B to answer questions under column A
(5%).
A B
1.Cosmologica aspect A. Religious theory
2.Ontological aspect B. Theories about the origin of universe
3. Anthropological aspect C. Study of the nature of existence
4. Theological aspect D. Study about human beings
VI. Writing part (explain in a brief manner)
1. What is logic? (2 point)

2. What is argument? (2 point)

3. Explain the nature of philosophy. (3 point)

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