Baptist Bible College of Asia PHI 101 Introduction to Logic Dr.

Juan Valdés
Name: _____________________________________________ Date: __________________________
Fill in the blank.
The Basic Logical Framework of Philosophical Investigation is as follow:
1. ________________________ the concepts that are used to formulate the questions.
2. ________________________ what theories provide a possible answer to the questions.
3. ________________________ whether there are hidden contradictions or counterexamples.
4. ________________________ what theory seems most plausible in light of all available evidence.

Distinctives of the Biblical View of Truth

List 4 of the 8 core aspects of Truth that are clearly taught in the Bible:
5. ______________________________________
6. ______________________________________
7. ______________________________________
8. ______________________________________
Key Biblical Passages on Critical Thinking:
9. List a key Bible passage from the New Testament that supports the concept of Critical Thinking.
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10. List a key Bible passage from the Old Testament that supports the concept of Critical Thinking.
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Matching 1 Main Branches of Philosophy
11. ____Philosophy a. Studies questions about art and beauty
12. ____Logic b. Studies the nature of arguments
13. ____Epistemology c. Studies questions of how we should act.
14. ____Metaphysics d. Making sense of the World with the help of reason
15. ____Ethics e. Studies the nature of ultimate reality
f. Studies the scope and nature of knowledge
16. ____Aesthetics
Multiple Choice
17. ____ What is the ultimate goal of critical thinking?
a. Answering skeptics b. Strengthening our faith c. Finding Truth
d. Establishing the authority of the Bible e. Winning arguments

18. ____ The word “_________________” is defined as is a property of propositions that correspond to the
way things are.
a. Faith b. Truth c. Logic d. Hypothesis e. Argument

19. ____Which best describes this type of proposition: “Jesus is the only way to be saved, thus Judaism is false.”
a. Objective Truth b. Subjective Truth

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Baptist Bible College of Asia PHI 101 Introduction to Logic Dr. Juan Valdés
20. ____Which best describes this type of proposition: “Atheism is intellectually fulfilling.”
a. Objective Truth b. Subjective Truth

21. ____Which best describes this type of proposition: “Premarital sex is wrong.”
a. Objective Truth b. Subjective Truth

22. ____Which best describes this type of proposition: “God exists.”

a. Objective Truth b. Subjective Truth

Obstacles to Critical Thinking

a. Prejudices & Passions b. Conformity c. Personal Affinity/Loyalty/Involvement
d. Ideological or Political Allegiances e. Personal Bias f. Wishful Thinking

23. ____Behind this obstacle to critical thinking lies the desire to be supportive of those we are close to.

24. ____This obstacle to critical thinking deals with critically evaluating the ideas we ourselves hold dear.

25. ____This obstacle to critical thinking deals with how emotions tend to cloud our judgments.

26. ____This obstacle to critical thinking is important because sometimes an idea or truth claim can be very desirable or
beneficial to the person considering it.

27. ____This obstacle to critical thinking is directly related to peer pressure. Everyone longs to be liked and accepted by
their peers.

28. ____This obstacle to critical thinking deals with the tendency to reject any critical evaluations of our favorite
politicians.

Matching 2 Tests of Truth & Critical Thinking Principles

29. ____Test of Correspondence
30. ____Test of Coherence
31. ____Test of Pragmatism
32. ____Seeking Clarity in Discourse
33. ____Striving for Accuracy
34. ____Pursuing Precision
35. ____Demanding Consistency
36. ____Insisting Arguments are Logical
37. ____Keeping the Discourse Relevant
a. Claims that a statement is true if it works when applied in real life.
b. It is very common for people to rattle-off unverified or erroneous
information as if it were undisputable fact.
c. Claims that a statement is true if it lines up with reality.
d. This principle deals with contradictions that often make their way
into arguments both logically and practically.
e. This principle keeps someone from simply wandering from the
subject and emphasizing superfluous material.
f. Claims that a statement is true if the information it contains lines
up with everything else we know.
g. This principle is important because people often fail to express
themselves clearly.
h. This principle addresses the need for accurate and well-supported
beliefs and the conclusions that logically follow from them.
i. There is an abundance of purposely imprecise words that find their
way strategically into arguments.

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