Part of the expanding PassProfessor catalog: This program is in the works — a chapter-simulation program covering the full scope of a logic and critical thinking course, organized chapter by chapter. Join the notify list and we will email you the day it launches.
This program is part of the expanding PassProfessor catalog — join the notify list and we’ll email you when enrollment opens.
PassProfessor’s Logic and Critical Thinking program is a chapter-simulation program for students taking a logic and critical thinking course. You pick the course, then pick the textbook and edition your class uses, and the program builds chapter-based simulation exams optimized for that book’s chapter order — so the practice you do this week matches the chapter your instructor is teaching this week. The program is organized across 14 chapters plus in-depth analysis sets, an applied-evaluation set, and an integrative synthesis set, covering argument recognition and structure, language and definitions, deduction and induction, informal fallacies, categorical logic in outline, propositional logic in outline, generalization, analogy and causal reasoning, probability and evidence in outline, scientific reasoning, source and media evaluation, and constructing arguments. There is no licensing exam at the end of a logic and critical thinking course — there is your instructor’s exam, chapter by chapter — and this program is built to rehearse exactly that.
PassProfessor’s Logic and Critical Thinking program is a chapter-simulation program for the undergraduate logic and critical thinking course: original practice questions organized chapter by chapter — argument analysis, fallacies, deduction and induction, categorical and propositional logic in outline, and evidence evaluation — matched by textbook and edition so chapter drills and timed simulation exams follow the chapter your instructor is teaching. It rehearses your instructor’s chapter tests and finals — there is no licensing exam for a college course — with results reported by chapter.
What this program is — and what it is not
It is a simulation of your course, not a licensing product. Licensing-exam prep rehearses one fixed, official exam. A college course works differently: your instructor chooses the textbook, sets the chapter order, and writes the exams. This program is designed around that reality. The textbook-and-edition selector aligns the simulations to the chapter sequence of the book your course actually uses, and chapter drills let you practice one chapter at a time, at the point in the semester when you need it.
It is not published, sponsored, or endorsed by any textbook publisher or author. PassProfessor is an independent study provider. The program is never branded or titled under a textbook’s name, and nothing in it reproduces textbook text, textbook figures, or a publisher’s test bank. Selecting your textbook only tells the program which chapter order to organize your practice around.
Every question is original. The bank was built from the published structure of a logic and critical thinking course — the standard chapter sequence and topic scope the discipline itself uses — and every stem, scenario, and answer option was written from scratch and checked against verified disciplinary facts. Sources supplied facts and course structure only; the questions are ours.
What’s included
Practice organized the way your course is organized. The bank follows a 14-chapter structure that mirrors the standard logic and critical thinking course, from arguments — premises, conclusions, and standardization through constructing, presenting, and answering arguments, plus in-depth analysis sets, an applied-evaluation set, and an integrative synthesis set. The full chapter-by-chapter breakdown is in the coverage table below.
Chapter drills. Practice a single chapter — only that chapter — until the misses stop repeating. Finished the fallacies lectures? Drill that chapter until naming the flaw in a paragraph feels automatic. Truth-table test in ten days? Work the propositional chapter in sequence, the way your course presents it.
Chapter-based simulation exams. When a chapter test or a unit exam approaches, sit a timed simulation built from the chapters it covers, in the proportions your selected textbook’s organization suggests. Simulations draw questions you have not seen first, so a second or third run at the same chapter is a fresh test, not a memory exercise.
A textbook-and-edition selector. Different textbooks divide the same material into chapters differently — one book’s single chapter is another book’s two. When you select the textbook and edition your course uses, the program maps its bank onto that book’s chapter organization, so the chapter number in your practice means the same chapter in your syllabus.
Results broken down by chapter and topic. Your practice results report by chapter, so a weak area — say, fallacy identification, or truth-table method — shows up in your data while there is still time to fix it, not for the first time on a graded exam.
A note on editions and course versions. Instructors adopt different textbooks and different editions of the same textbook, and departments periodically revise the course itself. The bank’s organization follows the discipline’s standard chapter structure — the sequence the field itself teaches — and the selector maps that structure onto your edition’s numbering, so a chapter that your book splits in two, or merges into one, still lines up with the practice built for it. Where an instructor reorders chapters, chapter drills can be assembled in your course’s order; the practice follows the syllabus, not the other way around.
The course at a glance
Logic and Critical Thinking has no single official exam, so there is no official exam-facts table to publish — your instructor’s syllabus is the authority for your course’s test dates, formats, and grading. What is standard is the scope of the discipline itself, summarized here as course background. For the full picture of what a logic and critical thinking course covers and how to study it, see our Logic and Critical Thinking study guide.
| Undergraduate logic and critical thinking — the course this program simulates | |
|---|---|
| Course type | Undergraduate college course (the standard introductory logic and critical thinking course; typically three credits and commonly a quantitative or critical-reasoning requirement) |
| Standard scope | Arguments — premises, conclusions, and standardization; language, meaning, and definitions; deductive validity and inductive strength; informal fallacies of relevance; informal fallacies of presumption, ambiguity, and weak induction; categorical propositions and syllogisms in outline; propositional logic in outline — connectives, truth tables, and equivalence; propositional inference and proof in outline; inductive generalization and sampling; analogy and causal reasoning; probability, risk, and evidence in outline; scientific reasoning and explanation; evaluating sources, media, and everyday claims; constructing, presenting, and answering arguments |
| How the course is assessed | Instructor-set chapter tests, unit exams, and a final — formats and weights vary by instructor and institution |
| This program’s bank | Chapter-based practice across 14 chapters + in-depth, applied, and synthesis sets |
| Program format | Chapter drills and chapter-based simulation exams, organized by your selected textbook/edition |
How the practice maps to the course
The program follows the standard chapter organization of the course, below. Chapter drills draw only from the chapter you select, and simulation exams can be built over any set of chapters.
| Chapter | Coverage |
|---|---|
| Arguments: Premises, Conclusions, and Standardization | — |
| Language, Meaning, and Definitions | — |
| Deductive Validity and Inductive Strength | — |
| Informal Fallacies of Relevance | — |
| Informal Fallacies of Presumption and Weak Induction | — |
| Categorical Propositions and Syllogisms in Outline | — |
| Propositional Logic in Outline: Connectives and Truth Tables | — |
| Propositional Inference and Proof in Outline | — |
| Inductive Generalization and Sampling | — |
| Analogy and Causal Reasoning | — |
| Probability, Risk, and Evidence in Outline | — |
| Scientific Reasoning and Explanation | — |
| Evaluating Sources, Media, and Everyday Claims | — |
| Constructing, Presenting, and Answering Arguments | — |
The outline chapters deserve a note: categorical logic, propositional proof, and probability are surveyed at working depth in most critical thinking courses, while argument analysis, the fallacies, and evidence evaluation carry the examination weight. The program’s textbook selector maps practice onto your book’s organization, so your drills carry the chapters — and the weights — your course actually assigns.
How to use it
- Join the notify list today. When the program opens, set up your course first: select Logic and Critical Thinking, then select the textbook and edition your syllabus names.
- Drill the chapter you are in. After each lecture block, drill that chapter while the material is current. Short, chapter-matched practice beats a single long session the night before the test.
- Watch your chapter breakdown. Your results show which chapters are costing you. Return to the weakest chapter’s drill before moving on — logic builds procedure on procedure — standardization feeds fallacy diagnosis, the formal chapters formalize the validity ideas the opening chapters state in words, and the closing construction unit spends every diagnostic skill at once.
- Simulate before each graded test. In the days before a chapter test or unit exam, sit a timed simulation over exactly the chapters it covers. Practice the pacing and the question style, not just the facts.
- Use the integrated set before midterms and finals. The cross-chapter questions combine chapters the way cumulative exams do. They are the closest rehearsal for a final that reaches back to the start of the term.
Frequently asked questions
Is this a licensing exam prep program? No. Logic and critical thinking is a college course, not a licensed credential, and there is no official logic exam at the end of it. This is a chapter-simulation program: it rehearses the tests your own instructor gives, chapter by chapter, using original questions built to the standard scope of the undergraduate course.
Do I need mathematics for this program? Only the light arithmetic of the probability unit in outline — fractions, percentages, and base rates. The symbolic chapters use notation, not calculation, and the program keeps both at the course’s own level.
Which textbook does the program follow? The program is organized around the standard chapter structure of the logic and critical thinking course, and the textbook-and-edition selector maps practice onto your book’s chapter order when you set up your course. No textbook is named, branded, or reproduced — the selector only aligns chapter numbering.
How much formal logic does the program include? The outline the course itself teaches: categorical forms and Venn testing, propositional connectives and truth tables, and the common inference rules in brief. A dedicated formal logic course goes considerably further; this program matches the critical thinking course’s depth.
Can I practice just one chapter? Yes — that is the core of the design. Chapter drills draw only from the chapter you select, and simulation exams can be built over any set of chapters, so your practice can match a single chapter test, a unit exam over the fallacies, or a cumulative final.
Does the program help with arguments outside class? That is the course’s stated purpose, and the closing chapters practice it directly: evaluating sources and media claims, reading statistics skeptically, and constructing arguments that survive objection. The drills stay on course scope, which is where those skills are taught.
I am strong at essays but weak at problem sets. Will this help? Yes — the procedural chapters are the most drill-responsive material in the course. Truth tables, standardization, and fallacy identification improve with solved volume in a way essay skills do not, and chapter results show the improvement procedure by procedure.
What is the difference between this course and a formal logic course? Formal logic develops the symbolic systems in depth — full proof theory and its mathematics. This course balances outline formal tools against informal analysis: fallacies, evidence, causal reasoning, and real-world argument evaluation, which formal courses largely omit.
My course uses different chapter titles. Will the practice still line up? In most cases, yes. Courses in this field share a settled core sequence and mostly rename or split chapters. The textbook selector maps the program’s chapters onto your book’s organization, and drills can be assembled by topic when a title differs.
When can I start using the Logic and Critical Thinking program? The program is in the works. Join the notify list on this page and we will email you the day it opens.
Disclaimer
PassProfessor is an independent exam-preparation and study provider, based in Salt Lake City, UT and operating entirely online. This program is study preparation only: it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any textbook publisher, textbook author, college, university, or instructor, and it reproduces no textbook content. Practice questions are original, written to the published structure and standard scope of a logic and critical thinking course; they are not questions from any instructor’s exam or any publisher’s test bank. Your course syllabus is the authority for your course’s schedule, formats, and grading.