PHI 210 Critical Thinking: Week 6 Exam 1. 100% Graded.

PHI 210 Critical Thinking: Week 6 Exam 1

Instructions

This exam consists of 25 multiple choices questions and covers the material in Chapters 1 through 5. There are five questions from each chapter.

·         Question 1

4 out of 4 points

Maggie's friends don't want to attend school today; they think it would be much more fun to stay home and play video games. Maggie thinks it would be wrong to stay home and decides to go to school without them. Maggie is being:

·         Question 2

4 out of 4 points

Sarah and her husband are shopping for a mortgage; she has been to multiple banks and has spoken to multiple vendors. Which critical thinking habit is Sarah practicing? Choose the BEST answer.

·         Question 3

4 out of 4 points

Which of the following is a good practice when thinking critically?

·         Question 4

4 out of 4 points

Which of the following is a core skill of critical thinking?

·         Question 5

4 out of 4 points

Jacob is writing an article at work and is stuck. Karen has an idea, and Jacob is interested in hearing it. Jacob is being _________ minded?

·         Question 6

4 out of 4 points

Which of the following summarizes the role that emotions play in critical thinking?

·         Question 7

4 out of 4 points

Juan was raised on a chicken farm. During his first semester in college, he attended a talk about animal rights in modern farming practices. Juan felt personally attacked during this talk. What should Juan do to combat his emotions so he can think critically about his beliefs?

·         Question 8

4 out of 4 points

Which of the following definitions BEST describes the term "conformity"?

·         Question 9

4 out of 4 points

Which strategy helps combat hostility?

·         Question 10

4 out of 4 points

Hindsight bias can be combated by _________.

·         Question 11

4 out of 4 points

A(n) _________ is an argument with an unstated premise.

·         Question 12

4 out of 4 points

Which of the following is the key to providing a deductive argument?

·         Question 13

4 out of 4 points

A teacher is proposing a new course and wishes to implement new strategies for delivering instruction. The teacher's reasons include the following premises: Premise 1: Using short instructional videos as a supplement to regular instruction diversifies content delivery; Premise 2: Implementing short electronic self-check quizzes assists students in assessing their own knowledge retention; Premise 3: Implementing instructional guides through technology-based methods allows students to learn outside the classroom. Which is a conclusion the teacher could draw from these premises?

·         Question 14

4 out of 4 points

Blaise wants to convince his manager to allow well-behaved pets in the office. His inductive argument would be strongest if he provided which of the following support?

·         Question 15

4 out of 4 points

Damien must have eaten shellfish at dinner, because now he is having an allergic reaction. What is the unstated assumption in this enthymeme?

·         Question 16

4 out of 4 points

In February, 2012, bill C-30 "Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act" was introduced in the House of Commons of Canada. Despite extensive Privacy Commission concerns about "warrant-less access" to all Canadian Internet and cell phone accounts under the proposed legislation, Canadian Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said "â ¦either stand with us or with the child pornographers." This is a(n) _________ fallacy.

·         Question 17

4 out of 4 points

A commercial advertising a particular brand of baking powder shows a cozy scene involving a family at Christmastime laughing together while baking Christmas cookies to leave out for Santa Claus. The commercial's implication that you should buy their baking powder so you can enjoy the same feelings of warmth and happiness commits which fallacy?

·         Question 18

4 out of 4 points

John is staunchly opposed to the legalization of marijuana. He believes that if we legalize marijuana, more people will start using heroin and cocaine.Then we'd have to legalize those, too. This is a(n) _________ fallacy.

·         Question 19

4 out of 4 points

The false dichotomy fallacy is characterized by:

·         Question 20

4 out of 4 points

Which of the following represents an "appeal to popularity" fallacy?

·         Question 21

4 out of 4 points

A medical expert is famous for his research in the field of hypertension. An international drug company pays him to lecture at conferences to endorse their new hypertension drug. Which of the following is MOST likely the reason why the drug company chose this man?

·         Question 22

4 out of 4 points

Kevin tells his coworker Luis that it is going to rain tomorrow. Which of the following scenarios would make Kevin's claim most credible to Luis?

·         Question 23

4 out of 4 points

A geologist has been studying a particular type of rock for almost 25 years. He recently had some ideas about cloud formations and shared them in a journal article. Which of the following led to a loss in the expert's credibility?

·         Question 24

4 out of 4 points

Don was researching apple production for a farm stand orchard. He found a .com that discussed apple production and sold apple cider, a .com that discussed apple production and sold dried fruit, a .org that educated the community on growing apple trees, and a .org that advocated for removing genetically modified (GMO) trees from orchards. Based upon what you know about website types and target audiences, which site should Don consider the MOST credible?

·         Question 25

4 out of 4 points

Eric and his little sister were playing in the park. They saw a stranger offer to give a new bicycle to a child and his mother. They noticed that the stranger was poorly dressed and his hair was unkempt. Later they saw the man give a large sum of money to another woman and her child. Eric's little sister thought the man was homeless. Which of the following should influence Eric's thoughts about his sister's claim?