Week 3 Knowledge Check Study Guide

Week 3 Knowledge Check Study Guide
Concepts

Mastery

CRITICAL THINKING
EVIDENCE

CRITICAL THINKING

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67%

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100%

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EVALUATING CRITICAL
THINKING EVIDENCE

Questions

100%

OBJECTIVITY IN

Score: 9 / 10

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10

Concept: CRITICAL THINKING EVIDENCE
Mastery

100%

Questions

1.
Before we judge the persuasiveness of a communication we need to:

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A.

Know the person who is communicating.

B.

Determine if the information provided is well presented.

C.

Identify the difference between a factual claims and a dependable claim.

D.

Require the arguer to reveal the basis for his or her argument. Correct:
The Correct Answer is: D.

Concept: OBJECTIVITY IN CRITICAL THINKING
Mastery

67%

Questions

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2.
If objectivity in the construction of news stories is thought of as presenting the facts and only the facts then, according to Critical Thinking,

A.

Objectivity is an illusion.

B.

Objectivity is possible.

C.

Objectivity is partially bias.

D.

Objectivity is a must.

Incorrect:
The Correct Answer is: A.
3.
A news commentator presents positions consistent with a picture of the world shared by most of his readers. His audience views him as objective only to the extent that what he presents reflects mainstream views. This is an example of:

A.

Objectivity of Fair-minded Thinking

B.

Objectivity of Intellectual Humility

C.

Objectivity of Fair-minded, Multidimensional Thinking

D.

Sophistic Objectivity

Correct:
The Correct Answer is: D.
4.
The news media have little choice but to package what they produce within a sociocentric framework because:

A.

The news deliberately chose propaganda to misinform based on the beliefs of the culture they are representing.

B.

The relationship between the news media and its host culture is reciprocal, they influence one another.

C.

The news must report events objectively.

D.

Much of the thinking within any given culture is sociocentric in nature.

Correct:
The Correct Answer is: D.

Concept: EVALUATING CRITICAL THINKING EVIDENCE
Mastery

100%

Questions

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5.
If an argument’s reasons do not support its conclusion:

A.

The assumptions in the argument must be made explicit.

B.

The claim in the argument is not credible or valid.

C.

The arguer must provide another opinion to make his claim credible.

D.

The argument is valid because the reasons are implied.

Correct:
The Correct Answer is: B.
6.

Before we believe a descriptive assumption :

A.

Ask important questions that will enable you to identify what you believe.

B.

Ask important questions that will enable you to identify the descriptive assumption.

C.

Ask how well does the evidence support the descriptive assumption. D.

Ask if descriptive assumptions are ever supported.

Correct:
The Correct Answer is: C.
7.
“According to my doctor I should be taking antidepressant drugs to help me cope with my recent episodes of depression and I don’t need to worry about side effects.” This person has defended his claim by:

A.

Intuition

B.

Testimonials

C.

Appeal to authority

D.

Analogy

Correct:
The Correct Answer is: C.
8.
Personal observations are untrustworthy evidence due to the following EXCEPT:

A.

What you see is not always the complete picture.

B.

What we see and report is filtered through a set of biases, attitudes, and expectations.

C.

Because the observer may not want to tell the truth.

D.

Many situations present major impediments to seeing accurately. Correct:
The Correct Answer is: C.
9.
One of the strategies used to evaluate reasoning by analogy is to focus on:

A.

The similarities between the two and how they are formed. B.

How they are similar and different and the relevance of the similarities and differences.

C.

The important features considered and how they are created. D.

How alternative analogies are supported and complimented. Correct:
The Correct Answer is: B.
10.

When conducted well, _________________is one of the best sources of evidence because_____________________. A. Scientific Research because you do not have to question the evidence and conclusions.

B. Personal observation because you are able to count on the observations of individuals who are actual observers. C. Analogy because they provide information that is interesting and easily understood.

D. Scientific research because it emphasizes verifiability, control, and precision.

Correct:
The Correct Answer is: D.