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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rising; there is most certainly a need to study rape crimes. Understanding rape crimes may help find a solution for the decrease of these incidents from happening‚ which is what the research aims to do. Upon the inquisition of rape crimes’ most common modus operandi‚ the
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NAME: STUDENT #: 25177754508500 UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR BUSINESS SCHOOL MID TERM EXAMINATION – SET ASEPTEMBER 2013 SEMESTER SUBJECT CODE : EBB 30603 SUBJECT TITLE : INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC TRADE FINANCING LEVEL : BACHELOR – IF 31 & IF 42 TIME / DURATION : 3 HOURS DATE : 21 OCT 2013 INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. Please read the instructions given in the question paper CAREFULLY. 2. This question
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A detective is a police officer‚ whose duty is to detect criminals‚ by in-depth investigation of cases. When attempting to solve a crime‚ detectives conduct a criminal investigation that seeks all the facts about a crime to help determine the truth: what happened and who is responsible. This involves making a preliminary and final investigation. A detective’s task is to gather‚ organize‚ and use information about social behavior. To effectively complete that task a detective should possess
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(Hobbes 107) where there would be “no knowledge” (Hobbes 107)‚ no society‚ and no culture. In sum‚ Hobbes’ argues that life in a state of nature would be “ solitary‚ poor‚ nasty‚ brutish‚ and short” (Hobbes 107). Hobbes’ argument is structured in a Modus Ponens form‚ with his main premise being that humans’ inborn qualities drive them towards competitiveness‚ fearfulness‚ suspiciousness‚ arrogance‚ increasing their power‚ and attempting to glorify themselves (Hobbes 106). Another premise is that men are
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covered in the ASCL publication titled “Understanding Hackers and Cyber Criminals”. This is provided as official courseware for the ASCL Certified Cyber Crime Investigator course. Then the applicable law and legal liabilities are covered. Then the modus operandi usually followed by the criminals is discussed. The investigation guidelines for cyber crime investigators are not discussed in this book as they are part of the syllabus of the ASCL Certified Cyber Crime Investigator course only. For real
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Metaphysics The “Basic” Argument for Theological Fatalism Fatalism Fatalism is the view that everything that happens in entirely unavoidable. Since everything that happens is unavoidable‚ none of our actions are genuinely up to us and we powerless to do anything other than what we actually do. Here is Richard Taylor on what the fatalist believes [“Fate” from Metaphysics‚ 4th Ed (Pearson‚ 1991)]: “A fatalist is someone who believes that whatever happens is and always was unavoidable.
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arrives at knowing the existence of minds his premises can be shown as followed: Cogito Argument[1] 1. I am thinking (derived from use of Cartesian doubt) 2. If I am thinking‚ then I exist. (Inference) 3. So‚ I exist (Modus Ponens) Now‚ as an early objection to these premises there are concerns‚ like Bertrand Russell’s‚ about Descartes notion that ‘I am thinking’. Essentially‚ the concern alludes to the fact that it is not apparent that there is an ‘I’ that is “thinking”
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CRITICAL THINKING PSU LOGICAL FALLACIES Ad hominem or ATTACKING THE PERSON. Attacking the arguer rather than his/her argument. Example: John’s objections to capital punishment carry no weight since he is a convicted felon. Note: Saying something negative about someone is not automatically ad hominem. If a person (politician for example) is the issue‚ then it is not a fallacy to criticize him/her. Ad ignorantium or APPEAL TO IGNORANCE. Arguing on the basis of what is not known and cannot be
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