Chris Gives You Two Reasons to Support an Implausible Claim

question 8

Multiple Choice

Chris gives you two reasons to support an implausible claim. One reason turns out to be irrelevant. As a strong critical thinker, what should you do?

• A) Help Chris by making up another reason to support that claim.
• B) Dismiss the second reason because the first was false.
• C) Stop trusting anything Chris says.
• D) Test the second reason.
• E) Take Chris' claim on faith.

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