Asking the Right Questions quiz 1

Is the following descriptive or prescriptive? "What causes domestic violence?"

Descriptive

What controversies to ask questions about?

social controversies where we can develop the best answer given the nature of the problem and the available information

_______and______ are the two major thinking approaches. Explain the pros and cons of each style.

sponge, and panning for gold. Sponge is where you are able to absorb the information and memorize it. But you don't get any new or creative information. Panning for Gold allows you to obtain new or different information but requires some of the sponge technique and the right questions

What is a prescriptive issue?

those that raise questions about what we should do or what is right or wrong, good or bad. Include the words: SHOULD, WHAT OUGHT TO BE DONE, MUST

Is the following descriptive or prescriptive? "Is marriage for everyone?"

Prescriptive

Is the following descriptive or prescriptive? "Should college athletes be paid a salary?

prescriptive

What is a descriptive issue?

Those that raise questions about the accuracy of descriptions of the past, present, or future. Include the words: DO, WHAT,WHO, HOW

Briefly elaborate on Weak-sense and Strong-sense critical thinking styles

Weak sense is where you aren't willing to ask questions and merely accept what is said about an issue.You are using critical thinking but only to defend your current beliefs. Strong sense challenges information to find out more information or show the bias of the information. You use critical thinking to evaluate all claims and beliefs, especially your own.

How to find the conclusion? a) ask what the issue is b) look for indicator words c)look in likely locations d)remember what a conclusion is not e)check the context of the communication and the author's background f) ask the question, "and therefore"

a,b,c,d,f, not e

Questions are helpful when you are asked to: a) react critically to an essay or to evidence presented in a textbook b)judge the quality of a lecture or speech c) form an argument d) memorize a piece of information e) write an essay based on a reading assignment d) participate in class

a,b,c,e,d

How will you react to what you see and hear? a) accept passively b) Asking questions of yourself in an effort to reach a personal decision about the worth of what you have experienced

b

Critical thinking is a) awareness of a set of interrelated questions b) ability to ask and answer critical questions in an appropriate manner c)desire to actively use the critical questions d) all of the above

d

What is "Issue"? a) question b) controversy c) thesis d) a and b

d

What is "conclusion"? a)controversy b)author's answer c)thesis d)b and c

d

Is the following descriptive or prescriptive? "Can a college education make us more marketable?"

descriptive

Is the following descriptive or prescriptive? "Should everyone go to college?"

prescriptive

Is the following descriptive or prescriptive? "what ought to be done about gang violence?"

prescriptive

What is meant by the myth of the "Right Answer" in social sciences?

we can't say 100 percent that something has to be done or right. An issue has several opinions and one opinion can't be said to be the right one.