Chapter 1-3 Quiz

Which of the following is true? (1)The best order for critical thinking is emotions first then thinking. (2)We bring much personal baggage to our decisions and choices. (3)Most people are eager to have their beliefs challenged. (4)We are usually more critical of our own beliefs than the beliefs of others.

(2)We bring much personal baggage to our decisions and choices.

The following are types of evidence that may be used as reasons:research findings, examples, statistics, metaphors,testimonials, authorities, and....

Analogies

According to Bloom's taxonomy, the higher levels of questioning that prompt critical thinking are...

Analysis, synthesis, and evaluation

A supported claim is referred to as a(n)

Conclusion

What kind of issue is the following: Do citizens want improved government services or fewer taxes?

Descriptive

All of the following are suggested clues for finding the conclusion, except:

Identify statistical evidence

An unsupported claim is referred to as a(n)

Opinion

What thinking approach does the following behavior illustrate? The reader frequently questions the author's claims and continually interacts with the text, by writing notes in the margin, with the intention of critically evaluating the material and formulating personal conclusions.

Panning for Gold

What kind of issue is the following: Should women soldiers be sent into battle?

Prescriptive

What thinking approach does the following behavior illustrate: The student reads material carefully, while highlighting and underlining sentences and phrases, in an attempt to remember what the author is saying and memorize the reasoning.

Sponge Approach

Which of the following is not an aspect of critical thinking, as it is defined by the author's of Asking the Right Questions?

The ability to memorize an author's main points

The best example of an indicator word or phrase for finding a conclusion is....

Thus

According to our book, a good definition of critical thinking should include...

Various skills and attitudes

The following quote from John Stewart Mill is an example of someone who is engaged in what type of thinking: "He who knows only his side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may have been good, and no one may have been able to refute them. But, if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side he has no ground for preferring either opinion."

Weak-sense critical thinking

Asking the Right Questions defines an argument as...

a combination of a conclusion and the reasons supporting it