Initial Assessment
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1. What is critical thinking?
The message that the speaker or writer wishes you to accept
Applying higher order thinking skills (analysis, synthesis & evaluation) to problem solving
A question or controversy responsible for conversation or discussion
All of the Above
2. What is paraphrasing?
An observation which goes from the general to the particular
Premises plus a conclusion
Converting a passage into your own words
None of the Above
3. What is an issue?
A question or controversy responsible for conversation or discussion
The message that the speaker or writer wishes you to accept
A flaw in the logic of an argument
None of the Above
4. Which of the following statements is an issue?
Illegal immigration
The death penalty
Stem cell research
All of the Above
5. What is a conclusion?
A rationale for why we should believe something is true
The message that the speaker or writer wishes you to accept
A word or a phrase that has multiple meanings
None of the Above
6. Which of the following statements is the conclusion?
All horses have hooves
No humans have hooves
Therefore, no humans are horses
None of the Above
7. What does it mean to make an inference?
A flaw in the logic of an argument
A solution to a social problem
To make a logical leap from A to B
All of the Above
8. Which of the following statements is an inference?
Niagara Falls is one of the seven natural wonders of the world
Democracy is the form of government in the U.S.
The sun rises when the rooster crows
None of the Above
9. What is an assumption?
Converting a passage into your own words
A word or a phrase that has multiple meanings
A belief that is not stated directly but that is implied in an argument
All of the Above
10. Which of the following statements is an assumption?
90 + 10 = 100
That’s not lady like
John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the US
All of the Above
11. Which of the following statements is ambiguous?
Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine
New Jersey is one of the 50 states
Force equals mass times acceleration
All of the Above
12. What are values?
Bill Clinton was the 42nd President of the US not the 41st
The author or speaker’s core beliefs
A solution to a social problem
None of the Above
13. Which of the following statements is value assumption?
Thou shall not lie
Thou shall not steal
Thou shall not kill
All of the Above
14. What is a fallacy in reasoning?
A reasoning “trick” to persuade you to accept a conclusion
A flaw in the logic of an argument
A word or a phrase that has multiple meanings
1 & 2
15. What is evidence?
The author or speaker’s core beliefs
Facts used to establish the absolute truth of a claim
Personal opinion
All of the Above
16. Which of the following items are types of evidence?
Appeals to authorities
Personal observations
Research studies
All of the Above
17. Which of the following items is a problem solving strategy?
Make a table or a graph
Trial and error experimentation
Writing an equation
All of the Above
18. What is a metaphor?
A story with a moral
A statement that uses imagery and imagination to connect ideas
Making a logical connection between two seemingly unrelated things
All of the Above
19. Which of the following statements is a metaphor?
He showered her with gifts
My memory is a little foggy
The boss thundered into the room
All of the Above
20. What is an analogy?
A story with a moral
A story that rhymes
Making a logical connection between two seemingly unrelated things
All of the Above
21. What is a fable?
A story with a moral
A story that rhymes
Making a logical connection between two seemingly unrelated things
All of the Above
22. What is a paradox?
A story with a moral
Repetition of a consonant
When two seemingly mutually exclusive events occur together
None of the Above
23) An argument can be defined as?
A group of statements including one or more premises and a conclusion
A statement that provides the reason or support for a conclusion
A statement that can be inferred from the premises, “If A Then B”
All of the Above
24) Evaluate the following argument and select the correct option.
Premise 1
:
All insects have six legs and at least one pair of wings.
Premise 2
:
Centipedes are insects
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Conclusion
:
Centipedes have six legs and at least one pair wings
Premise 1 is true; Premise 2 is true; Conclusion is false
Premise 1 is true; Premise 2 is false; Conclusion is true
Premise 1 is false; Premise 2 is true; Conclusion is false
Premise 1 is true; Premise 2 is false; Conclusion is false
25) The argument below proves that:
Premise 1
:
All bears are brown
Premise 2
:
Ling is a panda bear
Conclusion
:
Ling is brown
A sound argument may have a false premises and a true conclusion.
In a sound argument both premises must be true for the conclusion to be true.
In a sound argument neither premise has to be true for the conclusion to be true.
None of the Above
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