Quiz
Please answer the following true or false questions:
1. Validity of an argument has to do with its
structure, not with its content.
2. It's impossible for an argument to be valid
and have a false premise.
3. The kind of argument where the premises are
offered as
proof-positive that the conclusion is true
is called an inductive argument.
4. An argument is sound when it is valid and
the premises are true.
5. The skill of critical thinking, which
involves argument analysis and evaluation,
improves with practice and experience.
Answers
1. True: Validity concerns the formal relationship
between the premise(s) and the conclusion.
If the conclusion does indeed follow
the premises, then the argument is said to be valid.
2. False: Because validity concerns the formal
relationship between the premise(s)
and the conclusion, it's possible for an argument
to be valid and have a false premise.
3. False: This describes a deductive
argument.
4. True: This is the strongest possible argument,
since such an argument must have a true
conclusion.
5. True: As with the development of any other
skill, the skill of critical thinking,
which involves argument analysis and evaluation,
requires (and improves with) practice and experience.
Transcriber to Dream Format, Bonny Bryan
