PHI 210 University of Idaho Critical Thinking Discussion

Overview

Practice Exercise #3

Part 1

Answer the following questions from Chapter 5:

Exercise 5.1: #3, 5, 9 (FOLLOW my instructions)

For each question, follow the following format:

(a) State each argument in the standard format.

(b) Identify the target group, sample, and relevant property

(c) Strong or weak

(d) If the argument is weak, state why (the sample is too small, the sample is not representative, or both)

Exercise 5.3: #2, 4 (FOLLOW my instructions)

For each question, follow the following format:

(a) State each argument in the standard format.

(b) Identify the target group, sample, and relevant property

(c) Strong or weak

(d) If the argument is weak, state why (the sample is too small, the sample is not representative, or both)

Exercise 5.4: #2, 3, 4, 5

Part 2

Exercise 5.6: #4, 6 (FOLLOW my instructions)

(a) State the argument in the standard format.

(b) Identify the things (instances) being compared.

(c) Strong or weak

(d) Explain why (use your own words!)

Part 3

Chapter 9

Exercise 9.1, #1, #3, 4, 8, 9 

Part 4 

Practice post hoc fallacies from Khan Academy page:

https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/wi-phi/wiphi-critical-thinking/wiphi-fallacies/e/post-hoc-ergo-propter-hoc(Links to an external site.)

Take screenshots of the quiz results; It must be YOUR own quiz results

Post hoc fallacies from Critical Thinking Web:

https://philosophy.hku.hk/think/stat/posthoc.phpLinks to an external site.

Just answer the two questions (Exercise #1 and Exercise #2)

Part 5  

Practice these questions on the Khan Academy page:

https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/wi-phi/wiphi-critical-thinking/wiphi-fundamentals/e/necessary-vs-sufficient-conditionsLinks to an external site.