Are these good opinions and arguments? Write yes, or no. Then, explain why you answered that way.
- Of course he’s dumb, after all he’s a footballer isn’t he?
- No, that’s a stereotype, you should not judge him based on how they look.
- Professor Costello’s book on marriage is written by an expert. After all, he has been married four times.
- No. This is a poor argument. Being married multiple times doesn't make someone an expert on the institution of marriage (Irony)
- If you don’t like the government’s policies why don’t you just leave the country?
- No. This is a poor argument and is not a good opinion either, they suggest there are only two options.
- We should imprison all drug dealers because that’ll stop other people from becoming drug dealers.
- No. And that shouldn’t be how the thing works, it doesn’t mean that we imprison all the drug dealers, the people would stop want to become a drug dealer. (Not a cause-effect relation)
- Briz: shown to be the best washing powder by far.
- No. This is not a good argument as it's a truth claim. (with no evidence supported)
- Coca cola is clearly better than wine, as demonstrated by a study that showed that of 4000 20-year-olds, 80% said that coca cola is better than red wine.
- No. This is a bad argument because it commits on a biased sample
- A: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is immoral.
B: Yeah, and what about all the wars that America started?- No. Not a good arguments, it seems to be sarcasm instead of talking about facts or having a supported evidence. – (Whataboutism)
- Don’t tell me that Muslims aren’t terrorists. Just look at all the suicide bombers.
- No. This is a poor argument based on their stereotype not all Muslims people are terrorists, white people can be a terrorist too!
- I can’t believe how much money actors get paid! It’s just acting!
- No. That’s not a good poinion because I feel like it look down on people, and ignore their acting skills and training. So it’s not jsut “just acting”
- Most people believe in UFOs. Readers of the magazine Space Mysteries were asked if they believed in UFOs. Amazingly, 89% of the women and 75% of the men who responded said they believed that UFOs exist.
- No. This is a poor argument becuase the poll was conducted on a biased sample
Make a list of keywords we’ve discussed so far associated with critical thinking
- cognitive - process of thinking
- decision - a conclusion from thinking or processing or carefully consideration
- opinion - someone’s thoughts about something
- argument - exchanging of views with supporting facts.
- logical - something that is make sense, sensible.