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Logic and C. Thinking Assignment

This document outlines a group assignment for a Logic and Critical Thinking course. It provides 12 questions for students to answer related to reasoning processes, types of arguments, evaluating language, definitions, and more. It instructs students to work in groups of 4 to 6 people and submit answers using their own language while citing sources. All questions must be answered legibly and on the assigned due date.

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Logic and C. Thinking Assignment

This document outlines a group assignment for a Logic and Critical Thinking course. It provides 12 questions for students to answer related to reasoning processes, types of arguments, evaluating language, definitions, and more. It instructs students to work in groups of 4 to 6 people and submit answers using their own language while citing sources. All questions must be answered legibly and on the assigned due date.

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April, 2023

Addis Ababa University

College of Social Science and Humanities

Department of Philosophy

Group Assignment (12%)

Course Title: Logic and Critical Thinking (LoCT- 101)


Answer the following Questions

1. How can we solve problems by reasoning process?


2. Deductive and inductive arguments are the two types of reasoning. Which types of
reasoning is the most important in acquiring knowledge and solving problems? Why?
3. What are the grounds that enable us to decide whether an argument is deductive or
inductive?
4. Do you think that if an argument is deductively sound and inductively cogent we are
perfectly sure about the knowledge of our conclusion? Why?
5. What is the relationship between logic and language?
6. Do you think that the way we use language in argumentative discourse is different from
in ordinary life? How? And how can you evaluate language used in advertisements and
propagandas? In answering this question, consider the cognitive and emotive meanings
of language.
7. How emotively charged statements can be cognitive? Illustrate your answer with
example.
8. How vagueness, ambiguity and obscurity are leading us to disagreements? Discuss each
concept by providing examples.
9. Demonstrate the relationship between intensional and extensional meaning of
terms/words in relation to empty extension. And what is increase or decrease of
intentional and extensional meaning of terms.
10. Can you reconcile people who engaged on debates of religious and other mythical
matters? How or why?
11. Discuss the role of intensional and extensional techniques in definitions.
12. What are the criteria for good definition and how and when we failed to show the proper
essence of a term? Your answer should include example.

General rules of the Assignment

A. Use your own language (do not submit an exact copy of your handouts), or you have to
cite your sources.
B. Use legible writing.
C. All questions should be answered.
D. Group members must not more than 6 and less than 4.
E. You are strongly advised to submit your papers on the due date.

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