Critical Thinking Test: What's Your Critical Thinking Level?

1. Premise 1: All cats are mammals. Premise 2: All mammals are vertebrates. Which conclusion must be true?

2. 'All students at our school are addicted to smartphones because most of the students I know are always on their phones during breaks.' What logical fallacy is this?

3. 'A recent study shows drinking coffee reduces heart disease risk by 50%.' What's the most important question to critically evaluate this claim?

4. After buying a new red car, you suddenly notice many red cars on the road. This is an example of which cognitive bias?

5. 'How can global warming be real if we had record cold temperatures last winter?' What fallacy does this contain?

6. If all A are B, and some B are C, which of the following must be true?

7. A company claims its diet pill leads to 'significant weight loss.' What information is most important to evaluate this?

8. You hold a losing stock because 'I've already invested so much, I can't give up now.' Which cognitive bias is this?

9. 'My opponent wants more public transportation funding. Hitler built highways in Nazi Germany. Do you really want to support such dangerous ideas?' What fallacy is this?

10. A parent tells their child: 'You need to study medicine in college because I said so.' What fallacy does this demonstrate?