Worksheet for Logic and Critical Thinking
Part I. Answer The Following Questions Properly.
1. Which standard of critical thinking involves using language that is clear, precise, and accurate?
2. Which standard of critical thinking requires ensuring that the information is logically
consistent and free from contradictions?
3. Which standard of critical thinking relates to the consideration of the fairness and impartiality
of arguments and judgments?
4. Which standard of critical thinking focuses on the inclusion of all relevant and necessary
information in an argument or analysis?
5. Which standard of critical thinking emphasizes the importance of using information that is
factually correct and supported by evidence?
6. Which standard of critical thinking requires assessing the degree to which information is
applicable and connected to the subject under consideration?
7. Which standard of critical thinking involves providing sufficient supporting details and
evidence to back up claims or arguments?
8. Which standard of critical thinking pertains to the use of reasoning and evidence to evaluate
the strength and validity of arguments?
9. Which standard of critical thinking requires presenting information in an understandable and
unambiguous manner?
10. Which standard of critical thinking involves considering multiple perspectives and opinions
before forming judgments or making decisions?
11. What is cognitive meaning in language?
12. What is emotive meaning in language?
13. How does cognitive meaning contribute to our understanding of the world?
14. How does emotive meaning contribute to our communication and interpersonal interactions?
15. How does context influence the cognitive and emotive meanings of language?
16. Give an example of a sentence that has primarily cognitive meaning.
17. Give an example of a sentence that has primarily emotive meaning.
18. How does tone of voice and nonverbal cues contribute to emotive meaning in language?
19. Can the same sentence have different emotive meanings depending on the tone of voice?
20. How do metaphors contribute to emotive meaning in language?
21. How does cultural background influence the emotive meaning of language?
22. How does cognitive meaning affect the precision and clarity of communication?
23. How does emotive meaning contribute to the persuasiveness of language?
24. Can cognitive and emotive meanings overlap in language?
25. What are the different forms of disputes in logic?
26. What is a deductive dispute?
27. What is an inductive dispute?
28. What is a conceptual dispute?
29. How can logical analysis help in resolving disputes in logic?
30. Can disputes in logic be completely eliminated?
31. What role does evidence play in disputes in logic?
32. Can disputes in logic be productive for intellectual growth?
33. How do conceptual disputes relate to deficiency of cognitive meanings?
34. What is a definition in logic?
35. What is an intentional definition?
36. What is an extensional definition?
37. Which type of definition focuses on the internal nature of a concept?
38. Which type of definition focuses on the external instances or examples of a concept?
39. What is a stipulative definition?
40. What is a lexical definition?
41. What is a précising definition?
42. What is a theoretical definition?
43. What is an operational definition?
44. Which type of definition aims to reduce vagueness or ambiguity in a term?
45. Which type of definition is commonly found in scientific research?
46. What is a genus-differentia definition?
47. What is an ostensive definition?
48. Which type of definition is used when a term cannot be easily described in words?
49. What is the purpose of using the extensional technique?
50. When would you use the intentional definitional technique?
51. When would you use the extensional definitional technique?
52. What is the benefit of using the intentional technique?
53. What is the benefit of using the extensional technique?
54. Can the intentional and extensional techniques be used together?
55. Which technique is more suitable for defining abstract concepts?
56. Which technique is more suitable for defining concrete objects or categories?
57. Can the choice between intentional and extensional techniques depend on the context or
purpose of the definition
Part II. Chose the correct Answer for the following Questions
58. Which fallacy is committed when someone attacks the person making an argument instead of
addressing the argument itself?
a. Ad Hominem
b. False Dilemma
c. Appeal to Authority
d. Slippery Slope
59. What fallacy occurs when someone assumes that a claim is true because many people believe
it?
a. Appeal to Popularity
b. Red Herring
c. Straw Man
d. Appeal to Tradition
60. Which fallacy occurs when someone suggests that a particular action should not be taken
because it will lead to a series of increasingly negative consequences?
a. Slippery Slope
b. False Cause
c. Hasty Generalization
d. Equivocation
61. What fallacy is committed when someone presents only two options when more exist?
a. False Dilemma
b. Appeal to Ignorance
c. Begging the Question
d. Genetic Fallacy
62. Which fallacy occurs when someone uses emotionally charged language to distract from the
actual argument?
a. Red Herring
b. Ad Hominem
c. Appeal to Emotion
d. Straw Man
63. What fallacy occurs when someone assumes that because two events happen together, one
must be the cause of the other?
a. False Cause
b. Appeal to Authority
c. Appeal to Tradition
d. Ad Hominem
64. Which fallacy occurs when someone attacks a distorted or exaggerated version of an argument
instead of addressing the actual argument?
a. Straw Man
b. Slippery Slope
c. Hasty Generalization
d. Appeal to Popularity
65. What fallacy is committed when someone argues that a claim is true because it has not been
proven false?
a. Appeal to Ignorance
b. False Dilemma
c. Begging the Question
d. Genetic Fallacy
66. Which fallacy occurs when someone assumes that because something is traditional, it must be
good or correct?
a. Appeal to Tradition
b. False Cause
c. Appeal to Emotion
d. Red Herring
67. What fallacy is committed when someone uses a seemingly logical argument to support a
conclusion that is not logically justified?
a. Begging the Question
b. Hasty Generalization
c. Appeal to Authority
d. False Dilemma
68. Which fallacy occurs when someone draws a conclusion about a whole group based on an
inadequate sample size?
a. Hasty Generalization
b. False Cause
c. Genetic Fallacy
d. Appeal to Popularity
69. What fallacy is committed when someone assumes that because an authority figure supports a
claim, the claim must be true?
a. Appeal to Authority
b. False Cause
c. Red Herring
d. Slippery Slope
70. Which fallacy occurs when someone uses circular reasoning, assuming the conclusion in the
premise?
a. Begging the Question
b. Ad Hominem
c. Straw Man
d. Appeal to Emotion
71. What fallacy is committed when someone argues that a claim is true because it cannot be
proven false?
a. Appeal to Ignorance
b. False Dilemma
c. Slippery Slope
d. Genetic Fallacy
72. Which fallacy occurs when someone diverts the discussion to a different topic to avoid
addressing the original argument?
a. Red Herring
b. False Cause
c. Appeal to Tradition
d. Hasty Generalization
73. What does it mean if a categorical proposition is distributed?
a. The subject term refers to all members of its class.
b. The predicate term refers to all members of its class.
c. Both the subject and predicate terms refer to all members of their respective classes.
d. The proposition is indeterminate and cannot be distributed.
74. What attribute of a categorical proposition is indicated by the terms "all," "no," or "some"?
a. Quality
b. Quantity
c. Distribution
d. Venn diagram representation
75. Which type of categorical proposition has a particular quantity and an affirmative quality?
a. A proposition
b. E proposition
c. I proposition
d. O proposition
76. How are categorical propositions represented in Venn diagrams?
a. Rectangles
b. Circles
c. Squares
d. Triangles
77. What does the Modern Square of Opposition illustrate?
a. The relationships between categorical propositions in terms of their quality and
quantity.
b. The relationships between categorical syllogisms.
c. The distribution of terms in categorical propositions.
d. The conversion rules for categorical propositions.
78. Which position in the Modern Square of Opposition represents the sub contrary relationship?
a. Contradictory
b. Sub alternation
c. Sub contrariety
d. Contrariety
79. What is the relationship between the A and E propositions in the Modern Square of
Opposition?
a. Contradictory
b. Sub alternation
c. Sub contrariety
d. Contrariety
