HU2000: Critically Thinking- Analyze Arguments and Diagram Decisions (Ch. 5) & Evaluate the Credibility of Claims and Sources (Ch. 6) REVIEW QUIZ

How many characteristics of a trustworthy source are outlined in the textbook?

Selected Answer: 12

___________________ help depict the analysis of the reasons presented in support of a given conclusion?

Selected Answer: Argument Maps

A person with expertise is often a person with ____________________.

Selected Answer: Authority

In mapping an argument, there are times when a claim becomes a reason for another claim. What does this form?

Selected Answer: Chain of reasoning

Implicit statements are often present in an argument due to the _____________ of the situation.

Selected Answer: Context

A/An _________ must establish that he or she is education in a specific topic and that he or she has relevant experience.

Selected Answer: Expert

The capacity to explain why is a critical component of ____________.

Selected Answer: Expertise

What shape does an abandoned line of reasoning take in an argument map?

Selected Answer: Hexagon

Which of the following is not necessarily a characteristic of a trustworthy expert on a particular topic?

Selected Answer: Majored in that topic

_____________ is a statement that is false entirely because of the grammatical construction and the meanings of the words used to form the sentence?

Selected Answer: Self-contradictory

The statement, "If God is all-powerful, then there is nothing that God cannot do," is an example of what kind of claim?

Selected Answer: Tautology

What level of thinking and knowing understands that some claims are true and some are not? It also understands that context is important, but not everything is context bound?

Selected Answer: Truth- Seeking

If a doctor retired 15 years ago, and refused to advise a family member on the best option for the most progressive cancer treatment on the market, what do you think would be the characteristic of a trustworthy source that would cause the doctor to decline the chance to offer his expertise?

Selected Answer: Up to date

When presented with a claim, Earl tends to ask a lot of probing questions about the basis for the claim. One could say that Earl displays _______________.

Selected Answer: a healthy sense of skepticism

When we describe a claim as "self-contradictory" we mean that because of its grammatical construction and the meanings of the words used to express the claim, the claim should be regarded as ______________.

Selected Answer: necessarily false

When evaluating the plausibility of claims, a strong critical thinker approaches the challenge _____________.

Selected Answer: open-mindedly

Zack wants to map an abandoned line of reasoning. Which shape should Zack use?

Selected Answer: red hexagon

If you see a gray diamond shape on a map, it indicates that ____________.

Selected Answer: the map represents a decision-making process