Sunday, May 3, 2015

2 fun critical thinking tests- Mine

1.  There is a song called "mo money mo problems," but there isn't a song called "no money mo problems", why do you think that is?

There are multiple answers. 
One answer would be to say "there isn't much market in the word 'duh'."   A song about the problems of the poor would be awfully predicable.
A second answer would be to say "people are jealous of rich people, so the audience would be more interested in hearing about rich people's problems."
A third answer might be "the problems of the poor are sad.  Most people do not want to hear music that makes them sad."

2.  Consider this sentence

"I like Cuban sandwiches and American people."

How does the speaker feel about Cuban people?
Answer:  We don't know.   He doesn't say, but it is very tempting to infer that the speaker doesn't like Cuban people, isn't it?"

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