University of Phoenix University Critical Thinking Questions

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There is 3 questions to complete these assignments.after I provided the question I listed the answer to the question and you can sum it up to your knowledge.i need 50 words response…don’t mind the additional bullet points I couldn’t remove it.. After completing the Learning Activities for the week, please respond to all the questions below. Your response should be a minimum of 175 words total (approx. 50 words per question).

• 1)Describe two factors we should consider when evaluating an argument (discussed in Ch. 6 of THiNK: Critical Thinking and Logic Skills for Everyday Life.) Why are they important? The 2 factors are identifying the conclusion ,and identify the premises.
• 2)After reading Ch. 7 and 8 in THiNK: Critical Thinking and Logic Skills for Everyday Life, how would you describe, in your own words, the differences between inductive and deductive arguments?
• As we noted in the previous chapter, there are two basic types of arguments—deductive arguments and inductive arguments. Deductive arguments claim that their conclusion necessarily follows from the premises, if the premises are true and the reasoning process is valid—as in the following example:No dogs are cats. Mindy is a dog. Therefore, Mindy is not a cat.We will be studying deductive arguments in depth in Chapter 8.Inductive arguments, in contrast, claim that their conclusion probably follows from the premises. Because of this, inductive arguments are merely stronger or weaker rather than true or false.Most Corgis make good watch-dogs. My dog Mindy is a Corgi. Therefore, Mindy is probably a good watchdog.In determining if an argument is inductive, look for certain words that suggest that the conclusion probably, rather than necessarily, follows from the premise(s). These include words and phrases, such as probably, most likely, chances are that, it is reasonable to suppose that, we can expect that, and it seems probable that. However, not all inductive arguments contain indicator words. In these cases, you have to ask yourself if the conclusion necessarily follows from the premises. If the conclusion is only likely, then it is probably an inductive argument.Unlike inductive arguments, in which the premises offer only support rather than proof for the conclusion, in a valid deductive argument the conclusion necessarily follows from the premises. Deductive arguments sometimes contain words or phrases such as certainly, definitely, absolutely, conclusively, must be, and it necessarily follows that. For example: Marilyn is definitely not a member of the swim team, since no freshmen are members of the swim team and Marilyn is a freshman.
• 3)Reflect on the learning activities, concepts, ideas, and topics covered this week. What is the most interesting activity or concept you learned this week? Mention any concepts that are still a bit confusing to you or that you have questions on.The most interesting thing I learned this week was learning about fallacies.i never thought of it taking part of critical thinking…..