PCR0025 CRITICAL THINKING 26 SEPTEMBER 2012 SECTION A: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS [80 MARKS] 1. Susan is about to make a business deal with a Japanese organization‚ and she thinks that the business deal will be successful because all Japanese are hardworking. Which critical thinking hindrance does this issue exhibit? A. Stereotype B. Egocentrism C. Herd instinct D. Wishful thinking 2. In a 1989 international study of 13-year-olds‚ Koreans finished first in Mathematics and Americans finished
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Course Critical Thinking Test Week 5 Quiz Started 2/8/14 4:00 PM Submitted 2/8/14 4:54 PM Status Completed Attempt Score 100 out of 100 points Time Elapsed 53 minutes out of 2 hours. Instructions This quiz consist of 20 multiple choice questions and covers the material in the first half of Chapter 9. Be sure you are in Chapter 9 when you take the quiz. Question 1 5 out of 5 points To form a valid syllogism‚ which premise is missing in the following argument? [missing
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Answer (i) Compound argument is one claim made up by two claims with using “or” or “and” to combine the two claims in the sentence. The argument has multiplicity on at least one side of the statement. For example‚ apple is not orange or apple could not make an orange juice. Although there are two claims in this sentence‚ but it just can be considered as one claim only. Source: http://www.westminsterreformedchurch.org/Logic/LogicTerms/LogicTerms.compound%20argument.htm Answer (ii) Concealed
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IVYT 10404H My way of Thinking about Critical Thinking in Today’s World Session 16 Assignment Name: Final Essay Questions Student Name: Michelle Kauffman Date you submit your work: May 4‚ 2012 The Assignment: In essay form‚ address the following questions: 1. What is critical thinking? First the word critical comes from two Greek roots‚ Kriticos which means discerning judgment and the other Greek root is kriterion which means standards.
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Lesley North PHI-105 March 17‚ 2013 Jacob Aroz Critical thinking to me is when you take the time out to evaluate a situation. You should try to take a second thought of what you are about to say or what you are about to do before you do it. Critical thinking to me also means to go in depth. Dig a little deeper inside of what you are dealing with. Look at it from all angles‚ top‚ bottom‚ left and right. When thinking critically you have to have an open mind so that you can evaluate the situation
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CRITICAL THINKING “Learning without thought is labour lost.” – Confucius Richard Paul (a prominent advocate of CRITICAL THINKING) says‚ “Alternative solutions are often not given‚ they must be generated or thought-up. Critical thinkers must be creative thinkers as well generating possible solutions in order to find the best one. Very often a problem persists‚ not because we can’t tell which available solution is best‚ but because the best solution has not yet been made available – no one has thought
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Critical Thinking is the ability to think for yourself and to reliably and responsibly make decisions that affect your life.A good critical thinker has many important characteristics‚ for example they find different ways to express their imagination and curiosity‚they practice on asking questions‚challenge their own and others assumptions that are not supported with evidence‚make sure that during class lectures‚presentations or any discussions practice thinking about the multiple points of view
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Review Questions 1. What is the nervous system? What does it two? What two parts make up this system?It coordinates the actions of the animal and sends messages from one part of the body to another. It is composed of the brain and the spinal cord. 2. What is the gastrointestinal system? What does it do? It digests ingested food and gets rid of any waste after the food is digested. 3. What is epilepsy? What are the two different types of epilepsy? A disease of reoccurring seizures. Symptomatic
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Review Questions 1. What are the three types of fingerprints found in the human population? How often does each occur? 1. Loop Fingerprints‚ 60-60% 2. Whorl Fingerprints‚ 30-35% 3. Arch Fingerprints‚ 5% 2. What is a medulla? What do forensic scientists use this for? The medulla is the set of cells that run through hair. Forensic scientists use the medulla to look at the shape and color of pigment and also to see if the hair has been bleached or dyed. 3. What is a precipitin test? What is it
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Critical Thinking and Its Importance in Education Kadoko Chanda 1. Introduction Technology‚ travel and business have brought countries together‚ so does our thinking evolve. No more thinking within our boundaries‚ we need critical thinking to evaluate our own decisions in everything we do. For example‚ how do you teach students without discriminating their beliefs or religion? How do we start a business in a country with different laws from ours and still incorporate our business values
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