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LOGIC AND CRITICAL THINKING WORK SHEET AND ASSIGNMENT
LECT. SISAY DONIS
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Part I: - Choice THE BEST ANSWER
1. Which one of the following science evaluates argument?
A. Psychology B. Logic C. Political science D. All
2. Which one of the following sentence is not taken as statement / Proposition?
A. Suggestions B. Communal C. Exclamations D. All
3. Deductive argument are argument based on
A. Mathematics B. Argument from definition C. Categorical syllogism D. All
4. Which one of the following definition is used to report the meaning that a word has in a
language?
A. Theoretical B. Précising C. Lexical D. Persuasive
5. Which one of the following definition that assigns a meaning to a word by disclosing
the words goat in both its own language and other languages?
A. Operational definition B. Lexical C. Synonymous D. None
6. Which one of the following is defined as defect us argument?
A. Deduction B. Inductive C. Fallacy D. All
7. Which one of the following fallacies is categorized under the fallacy of relevance?
A. Appeal to force B. Appeal to pity C. Appeal to people D. all
8. Which one of the following fallacies occurs whenever the link between premises and
conclusion depends on some imagined causal connection that may not exist?
A. Weak analogy C. Begging the question
B. False cause fallacy D. Complex question
9. Informal fallacies are committed because:
A. The premise/s are irrelevant to establish their conclusion
B. The premise/s are not sufficient enough to accept their conclusion
C. Some premise/s use ambiguous terms in their premise/conclusion
D. some premise/conclusion contain vague expression
E. all of the above
10. Give example of your own for the fallacy of false dichotomy.

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Part one: - Choose the best alternative from the options given below. (1.5 pt Each)
1. Since the 1990s, rap music has become increasingly popular in our society. During the
same period, homosexuality and crime rates have raised, the use of illegal drugs also
increased. The reason is clear all these things are because of rap music. What type of
fallacy committed by the above argument?

A. Non causa pro causa C. Oversimplified cause

B. Slippery slope D. Missing the point

2. Global warming has never been a big problem in the past. Therefore, it won’t be a big
problem in the future. This argument commits the fallacy of:

A. Suppressed evidence D. Equivocation

B. Accident E. No fallacy
C. False cause

3. Many international activists criticize the Eritrean government for the violation of human
rights. But Eritrean government follows developmental state policy and encourages the
right to movement and expression.

A. Red herring D. Appeal to pity.

B. Missing the point. E. No fallacy
C. Straw man

4. America is a wealthy nation. Therefore, every American must be wealthy. This argument
commits the fallacy of:

A. No fallacy D. Composition
B. Division E. Appeal to un qualified authority
C. Hasty generalization

5. Ferguson has directed the college orchestra for the past eight years, and during that time
five women players have gotten pregnant. Therefore, to prevent pregnancies, Ferguson
should be fired immediately This argument commits the fallacy of:

A. False cause C. Suppressed evidence

B. No fallacy D. Weak analogy

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E. Accident

6. Obama argues in favor of legalizing gay marriage. But you know that Obama has been
married three times? And his last divorce was a real doozie. His wife went on and on
about their sex life. Apparently Obama is no good in bed. Enough about that issue… shall
we move on? This argument commits the fallacy of:

A. Missing the point D. Red herring

B. Begging the question E. No fallacy
C. Straw man

7. “No one has ever proved that there is life after death. Therefore, it is reasonable to
believe that there is no life after death.” What is the fallacy this argument commits?

A. No fallacy D. False cause

B. Ignoratio elenchi E. None of the above
C. Appeal to ignorance

8. United Airlines flight 863 was late arriving in Houston, and flight 722 was late getting
into LA as was flight 429. Apparently all United Airlines flights are late these days. This
argument commits the fallacy of:

A. Hasty generalization D. Composition

B. False cause E. Accident
C. No fallacy

9. Nobody has ever heard a monkey talk. Therefore, probably monkeys don’t talk. This
argument commits the fallacy of:

A. Appeal to ignorance D. No fallacy

B. Division E. Appeal to the people
C. Hasty generalization

10. “Believe it! I personally heard Getachew , minister of Ethiopian communication affair
say that the job market for engineers is worse than it has ever been.” The arguer commits
the fallacy of:

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A. Appeal to unqualified authority C. Suppressed evidence
B. Appeal to ignorance hasty D. No fallacy
generalization E. Straw man

11. The government has no right to search on its citizens because citizens have a right to
privacy. And this is true because such a right is guaranteed by the constitution...which
follows from the fact that our founding fathers recognized the sanctity of individual
privacy against the intrusive power of the government. And of course this is true because
the government has no right to search on its citizens. This argument commits the fallacy
of:

A. No fallacy D. Missing the point

B. Red herring E. Begging the question
C. Slippery slope

12. Nobody has ever proved that the Big Bang theory of the universe is true. Therefore, we
must conclude that the Big Bang theory is false. This piece of writing is: This argument
commits the fallacy of:

A. Complex question D. Missing the point

B. Composition E. Appeal to ignorance
C. No fallacy

13. You had better believe in God, because if you don’t, then you’ll suffer the torment of
eternal damnation. This argument commits the fallacy of:

A. Appeal to force D. No fallacy

B. Missing the point E. Argument against the person
C. Appeal to pity

14. Either you spend $100 on a pair of true religion jeans, or everybody will think you’re out
of style. It is up to you. This argument commits the fallacy of:

A. Appeal to snobbery C. Appeal to bandwagon

B. Appeal to vanity D. Appeal to force

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15. “I once knew a psychology student who went crazy and another one who was not that
well balanced. You can see what the study of psychology did to them.” This argument
commit the fallacy of:

A. Slippery slope D. Ignoratio elenchi

B. Hasty generalization E. No fallacy
C. Red herring

16. The quality of education in Samara University has been decreasing. The conclusion is
obvious; the students are inactive. This argument commits the fallacy of ________

A. Post hoc ergo propter hoc D. Appeal to unqualified authority

B. Non causa pro causa E. Appeal to ignorance
C. Oversimplified cause

17. No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other or you will
be devoted to the one and despise the other.

A. False dichotomy C. Amphiboly

B. Appeal to ignorance D. Non causa pro causa

18. Killing is morally wrong; therefore it’s wrong to go to war against the aggressor that
invades our territory. The above argument committee the fallacy of ___________

A. Appeal to ignorance. D. Complex question.

B. Unqualified authority. E. None of the above
C. Questionable cause.

19. .A fallacy which occurs when the conclusion rests up on an alleged chain of reaction
without genuine reason that something can happen is:

A. Slippery slope. D. Begging the question.

B. Red herring. E. No fallacy
C. Converse accident.

20. The previous Ethiopian Prime Minister Haile Mariam Dessalegn argued that EPRDF
should not monopolize political power and advocate system change. But, he is the leader

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of EPRDF and he doesn’t want to see any organ that opposes EPRDF. Therefore, we
A. Ad ignore
should hominem
his abusive
argument. This argument commits C. Tu quoque.
fallacy of:
B. Ad hominem circumstantial D. No fallacy