UGRC150: Critical Thinking Trial Quiz 1
In distinguishing types of sentence-shaped thought, one would ...
Need to know the premise first
Need to know the conclusion first
Have first considered both the premises and the conclusion
Scrutinize all logical possibilities
None of the above
If a sentence is a fragment, then it means...
It is emotive
It is a fallacy
It has only a subject
It contains only punctuations
None of the above
In the sentence, "The attribute class of a statement is relied upon in determining good thoughts". The underlined portion is...
Consequent
Reference class
Attribute class
Antecedent
None of the above
If Kofi is taller than Ama and Ama is shorter than Abi, it means that...
Abi is taller than Kofi
Kofi is taller than Abi
Kofi and Abi are of the same height
Abi is taller than Ama but shorter than Kofi
None of the above
Statistical hypothesis has a lower predictive power than a law-like hypothesis.
True
False
Which of the options below is interrogative?
What? How is this possible in Ghana today?
Is every sentence interrogative?
All of the above
Play the game!
None of the above
Which of the following sentences is true?
A declarative sentence is factual as well
A factual sentence is neither imperative nor fragment
A definition is factual but not declarative
A value judgement is declarative but cannot be factual
None of the above
A metaphor is an expression of a value judgement.
True
False
An eliminative definition may also be referred to as...
A definition which is true and does not allow unrelated words
An essential definition
A stipulative definition
A theoretical definition
None of the above
Consider the following conversation between Kofi and Amit:
Kofi: Where have you been Amit? I have not seen you in a while
Amit: I travelled. I visited my friend in India
Kofi: Did you learn anything?
Amit: Of course! Among Indians, 'lazy' means good thinking. I took time over there engaging in the act of 'lazy', good thinking
Kofi: You misunderstand people easily. And I hope you found a remedy for that problem
Amit: Why do you think I have a problem?
Kofi: You do not work hard enough to understand people - this is laziness. Yet, you are suggesting that being lazy is good, "good thinking".
The conversation shows that Kofi misunderstands...
Amit: I travelled. I visited my friend in India
Kofi: Did you learn anything?
Amit: Of course! Among Indians, 'lazy' means good thinking. I took time over there engaging in the act of 'lazy', good thinking
Kofi: You misunderstand people easily. And I hope you found a remedy for that problem
Amit: Why do you think I have a problem?
Kofi: You do not work hard enough to understand people - this is laziness. Yet, you are suggesting that being lazy is good, "good thinking".
The conversation shows that Kofi misunderstands...
Stipulative definition
Operational definition
Theoretical definition
Implicit meaning of a sentence
None of the above.
Which of the following is more about the speaker than the facts?
Rhetoric
Polemic
Emotive
All of the above
None of the above
When a passage is about the order of events, then it is...
Narrative
Instruction
Structure related passage
Scientific law
None of the above
The sentence, Dr. Majeed is stingy best illustrates ...
An expression of fact but not value
A statement of value but not fact
An expression of neither value nor fact
False sentence
None of the above
Use one of [(a) factual, (b) definition, (c) normative and empirical, (d) moral value judgement, (e) none of the above] to describe correctly the sentences in questions 14 - 24
14. Ama sweeps her husband's compound every morning, even if it rains.
Factual
Definition
Normative and empirical
Moral value judgement
None of the above
A bird is an animal that flies.
Factual
Definition
Normative and empirical
Moral value judgement
None of the above
The good husband of the Ghanaian seamstress
Factual
Definition
Normative and empirical
Moral value judgement
None of the above
Abortion is evil
Factual
Definition
Normative and empirical
Moral value judgement
A prescribed selection of foods is diet
Factual
Definition
Normative and empirical
Moral value judgement
None of the above
Eating a lot of meat is not prescribed by dieticians
Factual
Definition
Normative and empirical
Moral value judgement
None of the above
These Critical Thinking examination questions are not more than seventy
Factual
Definition
Normative and empirical
Moral value judgement
None of the above
Fish is an animal and it lives in water
Factual
Definition
Normative and empirical
Moral value judgement
None of the above
The headmaster of the Football School is the most respected among the invited guests
Factual
Definition
Normative and empirical
Moral value judgement
None of the above
Life is war
Factual
Definition
Normative and empirical
Moral value judgement
None of the above
The money should be able to buy a car
Factual
Definition
Normative and empirical,
Moral value judgement
None of the above
Which of the followings statements is true?
A well-defined term does not generate controversies
A well-defined term could be seen in the mathematical sentence 1+1=2
All of the above
A well-defined term is also a dictionary definition
None of the above
In the sentence, "This administrative position is reserved for a mature person", there is...
Vagueness
Circularity
Ambiguity
Well-defined expression
None of the above
A triangle is a three-sided, closed figure in a plane.
Declarative statement
Interrogative
Command
Sentence fragment
Emotive expression
Is this tro-tro going to Cathedral Square?
Declarative statement
Interrogative
Command
Sentence fragment
Emotive expression
Starlets vs. Brazil
Declarative statement
Interrogative
Command
Sentence fragment
Emotive expression
International football is such a sorrow to me! It's so unfair it makes me cry!
Declarative statement
Interrogative
Command
Sentence fragment
Emotive expression
Applicants taking this examination must wait for the official signal to Start Work!
Declarative statement
Interrogative
Command
Sentence fragment
Emotive expression
Not all the mushrooms in the garden are edible.
Declarative statement
Interrogative
Command
Sentence fragment
Emotive expression
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man shall lay down his life for his friend.
Factual statement
Sentence fragment
Value judgment (moral)
Command
Emotive expression
That's the most disgusting behavior I have ever witnessed! How can you stand it? I could never live with someone like that!
Interrogative
Factual statement
Command
Sentence Statement
Emotive expression
Anyone who was not classed as a white person prior to 1994 in South Africa was required by 'passed laws' to carry an ID and a formal letter authorizing them to travel outside their hometown.
Factual statement
Question
Value judgment
Sentence fragment
Emotive expression
In Ghana, there is no national unemployment index.
Factual statement
Moral value judgment
Command
Sentence fragment
Emotive expression
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