Riddles For Critical Thinkers
If there are four sheep, two dogs, and one man, how many feet are there?
Two. Only the man has feet.
Define the Problem
Ask, Questions.
Hasty generalizations include making broad statements about ____ of people based on your experience.
groups
A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?
The third room. The lions would've died if they haven't eaten for 3 years.
Inference
Critical thinkers view ____ ______ of an issue.
all sides
Peer pressure is included in what fallacy?
Bandwagon
A dead body is found at the bottom of a multistory building. It looks quite clear that the person has committed suicide by jumping off from one of the floors.
A detective comes, goes to the first floor, and walks into the room facing the direction in which the body was found. He opens the window of that room and flips a coin towards the floor.
He goes to the second floor and does the exact same thing till the last floor. Then, when he climbs down, he tells the team that it is murder, not suicide.
How does he know that?
If it was a suicide and she had jumped out of the window then how come all the windows were closed.
Explore other _______ on the subject in order to gather relevant information.
research
Critical thinkers make what based on the information they gather?
Inferences
What is using irrelevant personal information about the other person to support your argument called?
Ad Hominem
Mr. Edwards owns a 10 million dollar circular mansion in LA. He has a staff, a lovely wife, and children to accompany him. However, one day he was found dead in the backyard. The alibis are as follows:
-The butler was in the kitchen cutting some steak for later
-The wife was reading her favorite book
-The maid was vacuuming a corner where the kids spilled their cereal.
-The driver was taking the kids to school
Who killed Mr. Edwards?
The maid. There are no corners in a circular house.
What must you devise in order to implement your solution?
A strategy
What does it mean to be open to other people's opinions and views?
open-minded
If someone tells you, "everyone likes Taylor Swift, what's wrong with you?" What fallacy are they alluding to?
Bandwagon