PHI210 Week 6 Assignment Exam 1

Question 1

 

Aaron is choosing his classes for the upcoming college
semester and making sure they align with his future career plans Which BEST
describes the habit of critical thinking he is practicing?

 

Question 2

 

You can strengthen the quality of your opinion on an issue
by ______ people who think differently than you

 

Question 3

 

Which of these questions has the most potential for debate?

 

Question 4

 

Which habit of critical thinking do individuals who keep
food diaries and practice daily exercise BEST represent?

 

Question 5

 

A rule of thumb for using to critical thinking to find
solutions and make decisions is to seek which of the following?

 

Question 6

 

Which statement BEST summarizes the barriers to critical
thinking explained in this chapter?

 

Question 7

 

Which of the following BEST summarizes the relationship
between groups and culture and critical thinking?

 

Question 8

 

Which statement BEST describes the role of emotions in
political issues and/or elections?

 

Question 9

 

Which strategy helps combat hostility?

 

Question 10

 

Ever since she was in high school, Tamille has been deeply
committed to her belief that animal testing in all forms is wrong One day she
gets into a debate about this topic with her classmate Carissa, a strong
proponent of animal testing, and she finds herself getting angry and emotional
during the conversation Which is the MOST likely explanation for Tamille’s
reaction?

 

Question 11

 

Which of the following is TRUE of an inductive argument?

 

Question 12

 

In what way can evaluating inductive arguments be more
difficult than validating deductive arguments?

 

Question 13

 

Vicky is trying to convince Todd that he should eat at the
new Thai restaurant in town because the food is tasty, affordable, and healthy
She then explains that the food at the restaurant is healthy because the chefs
avoid hydrogenated oils and use natural sweeteners when possible Vicky’s
argument about why the food is healthy serves as which of the following?

 

Question 14

 

An inductive argument USUALLY starts with which of the
following?

 

Question 15

 

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 16

 

Which of the following represents a “post hoc propter
ergo hoc” fallacy?

 

Question 17

 

William took a shower on a cold afternoon in winter
Promptly after getting out of the shower he put his bathrobe on and walked
outside to get the newspaper The next night he felt achy and feverish His
wife told him it was because he went out in the cold with wet hair This is an
example of the _________ fallacy

 

Question 18

 

A 1987 Public Service Announcement showed a man who held up
an egg and said, “This is your brain,” then picked up a frying pan
and added, “This is drugs” He then cracks open the egg, fries the
contents, and says, “This is your brain on drugs” Finally he looks
up at the camera and asks, “Any questions?” This is an example of
a(n) __________ fallacy

 

Question 19

 

Which of the following represents an “ad hominem”
fallacy?

 

Question 20

4 out of 4 points

 

_________ is characterized by trying to persuade the
audience by arousing feelings such as pity, fear, patriotism, flattery, etc in
place of presenting rational arguments

 

Question 21

 

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 22

 

Why should you evaluate claims against things you already
know?

 

Question 23

 

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 24

 

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 25

 

According to the text, which of the following is an
essential question that should be asked while evaluating a source?

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