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Quiz Chapter 1

Question 1The word “philosophy” literally means

  Love of Bickering

  Love of Wisdom

  Love of Humanity

  Love of Women

 Question 2Critical thinking is

  Passively absorbing ideas and information

  Thinking inside the box

  Thinking outside the box

  Conforming our ideas to the wishes of the group

 Question 3

An argument, as that term is used in critical thinking, is

 A report of what will happen in the future

  A claim defended with reason or evidence

  A physical fight between two angry people

  A quarrel or dispute between two or more persons

 Question 4When we are engaged  in evaluation and analysis of ideas and information, we are engaged in

  Conforming to the ideas and wishes of others

  Dogmatic Level of Thinking

  Higher Order Thinking

  Lower Level Thinking

 Question 5Statements in an argument offered as evidence or reasons in support of another statement are called

 Explanations

  Indicator words

  Premises

  Conclusions

 Question 6Lower order thinking involves

  actively participating in discussions and asking thought provoking questions

  evaluating ana analyzing ideas and information

  passively absorbing information and then repeat it back on test

  None of the Above

 

 

 

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Quiz Chapter 2

Question 1Which of the following is one of the psychological hindrances to critical thinking?

  Self-interested thinking

  subjective relativism

  Philosophical hindrances

  social relativism

 Question 2Critical thinking requires one to

  accept claims without evidence

  think that one is above average; therefore, everyone else is wrong

  not to listen to opposing views

  admit to one’s shorcomings

 Question 3According to the text, one way to avoid self-interested thinking is to

  to be dogmatic

  engage in selective attention

  ignore opposing evidence

  look for opposing evidence

 Question 4____________ the desire to do what everyone else is doing

  conformism

  critical thinking

  subjective relativism

  social relativism

 Question 5Hindrances that arise because of how we think are referred to as

  Subjective obstacles

  Philosophical obstacles

  Theoretical obstacles

  Psychological obstacles

 Question 6Conformism is said to be one of the hindrances to good critical thinking because it can

  cause dependence on others and reduce one’s creativity

  promote higher order thinking

  promote tolerance and orderliness in society

  help people to think critically and independently

 

 

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Quiz Chapter 3

Question 1Which of the following is true of a deductively valid argument?

  The premises may or may not be true

  The Truth of the premises guarantees the truth of the conclusion

  All of the Above

  If the premises are true, then the conclusion must be true

 Question 2An argument is ___________ if it is valid and all of its premises are true

  Strong

  Weak

  Sound

  invalid

 Question 3I have never met an African with a nasty disposition. I bet there aren’t any. This is

  An Inductive Argument

  None of the Above

  Both Deductive and Inductive Argument

  A Deductive Argument

 Question 4All human beings need oxygen to survive. You are a human being, so you need oxygen to survive This is argument is

  Both valid and sound

  valid but unsound

  Both invalid and unsound

  sound but invalid

 Question 5Paul is taller than Job and Job is taller than Cecilia. Therefore, Paul is taller than Cecilia. This is argument is

  Inductively valid

  Inductively invalid

  Deductively invalid

  Deductively valid

 Question 6Bill Clinton made a fine Senator, and then made a fine President. Hilary Clinton will make a fine President. After all, she made a fine Senator. This argument is

  None of the Above

  Deductive

  Both Deductive and Inductive

  Inductive

 

 

 

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Quiz Chapter 3B

Question 1A syllogism is an argument with

  Exactly 2 premises and one conclusion

  Exactly 1 premise and 2 conclusions

  Exactly 2 premises and 2 conclusions

  Exactly 2 premises with no conclusion

 Question 2The first statement in a conditional premise is referred to as

  Antecedent

  Consequent

  Modus Ponens

  Syllogism

 Question 3A consequent is

  The second statement in a conditional premise

  The first statement in a conditional premise

  The statement that comes right after the word “if” in a conditional statement

  None of the answers given is correct

 Question 4hypothetical syllogisms are often referred to as

  Chain arguments

  Antecedent

  Consequent

  Modus Ponens

 Question 5Both Modus Pollens and Modus Tollens are

  Deductively valid

  Deductively invalid

  Inductively valid

  Inductively invalid

 Question 6The three-line argument with three conditional statements or premises (if-then) premises are referred to as

  Hypothetical syllogism

  Disjunctive syllogism

  Modus Ponens

  Modus Tollens

 

 

 

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Quiz Chapter 4

Question 1Our most important source of information about the world, for critical thinkers, comes from

  Our Spouses

  Personal Experience

  Church Pastors

  Professors

 Question 2Which of the following factors are to be considered in dealing whether someone should be considered an expert?

  All of the Above

  Experience

  Accomplishment

  Education

 Question 3Which of the following factors are irrelevant in deciding whether someone should be considered an expert?

  Ethnicity

  Experience

  Education

  Reputation

 Question 4Which of the following is most accurate regarding background information or beliefs?

  Background beliefs are infallible; therefore, they are not subject to revision

  Background beliefs are fallible; but they are not subject to revision

  Background beliefs are not subject to revision even if sufficient evidence is presented against them

  Background beliefs should be subject to revision if sufficient evidence is presented against them

 Question 5If a claim conflicts with other claims we have good reason to accept, we have good grounds for…

  doubting it

  accepting it

  believing it

  believing and accepting it

 Question 6If a claim conflicts with our background information, we have good reason to…

  accept it

  believe it

  replace it

  doubt it

 

 

 

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Quiz Chapter 5

Question 1We’ve all heard Dr. Singer’s case against killing animals for food. But let’s face it; this is America and everyone loves a good steak. If you’re invited to dinner and the host is serving meat, you’re going appear outright rude if you refuse to eat what you’re served. What fallacy is involved here?

  Bandwagon

  Straw Man

  Scare Tactics

  Ad Hominem

 Question 2Choose the best fallacy, if there is one, for the following: Yea, I know some people say that lying is wrong. But we all know that everyone does it, so it’s okay to lie. Which fallacy is being committed here?

  Bandwagon Argument

  No Fallacy

  Straw Man

  Red Herring

 Question 3Choose the best fallacy, if there is one, for the following: How can you tell me I should exercise to lose weight. All you do is sit on your coach watching TV all day. I have never seen you do a lick of exercise

  Look Who is Talking

  Scare Tactics

  Bandwagon

  Straw Man

 Question 4Choose the best fallacy, if there is one, for the following: Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: My client stands before you accused of three bank robberies. But the prosecution has not told you about five little innocent children in this story, who will have a hard time getting food on their table if their daddy goes to prison.

  Appeal to Pity

  Equivocation

  Ad Hominen Fallacy

  Look who’s talking

 Question 5Sure I believe in God. People have believed in God for thousands of years so it seems clear that God must exist. After all, why else would the belief last so long? This is a fallacy of

  Look who’s talking

  Appeal to Tradition

  Equivocation

  Appeal to Ignorance

 Question 6Mr. A. Theist has argued that a moment of silence in public schools would violate the separation of church and state. But have you ever met that jerk. His attacks on religion obviously stem from the fact that he’s a narrow-minded bigot who never had the inclination to pray for the benefit of anyone else. In fact, just the fact that Mr. Theist opposes the proposal is enough for me to accept it. What fallacy is involved here

  Personal Attack (Ad Hominem)

  Bandwagon

  Equivocation

  No Fallacy

 

 

 

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Quiz Chapter 8

Question 1  When we begin with observations about some members of a group and then generalize about all of them, we use a kind of reasoning known as…

  Enumerative induction

  Enumerative deduction

  Analogical induction

  Causal induction

 Question 2In enumerative induction, the whole collection of individuals being examined is called the…

Target group

  Inductive group

  Syllogism

  Sample group

 Question 3An enumerative inductive argument can fail to be strong because…

  The sample is representative of the target group

  The sample has many members

    The sample is too small or not representative

    The target group is large

 Question 4When we draw a conclusion about a target group based on an inadequate sample size, we make an error known as…

  Representative sample

  Hasty Generalization

  Inductive fault

  Biased sample

 Question 5zhe fallacy of reasoning that just because B followed A, A must have caused B is known as

  Faulty Analogy

  Representative Fallacy

  Post hoc, ergo prompter hoc

 Hasty Generalization

 Question 6We’re guilty of hasty generalization whenever we draw a conclusion about a target group based on…

  Large sample size

  Enumerative induction 

  Sufficient evidence

  Inadequate sample size

 

 

 

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Quiz Chapter 9

Question 1Inference to the best explanation is a form of inductive reasoning in which we reason from premises about a state of affairs to…

  An explanation for the state of affiars

  A deductive conclusion

  An enumerative induction

  An analogical induction

 Question 2Before evaluating a theory, we should make sure that it meets the minimum requirement of

  Consistency

  Adequacy

  Conservatism

  Simplicity

 Question 3A theory that is internally consistent is free of

  contradiction

  grammatical errors

  inductive arguments

  spelling errors

 Question 4The standards used to judge the worth of explanatory theories are known as

  the criteria of adequacy

  the criteria of consistency

  the criteia of internal consistency

  the criteria of external inconsistency

 Question 5If there is some way to determine whether a theory is true or false, it is said to

  Testable

  Simple

  conservative

  fruitful

 Question 6A fruitful theory is one that

  makes novel predictions

  makes many assumptions

  makes few assumptions

  makes diverse claims

 

 

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Quiz Chapter 11

Question 1Which of the following is a moral statement?

  Handsome Paul teaches critical thinking

  Paul is good looking Professor

  Some people are homosexual

  Homosexuality is immoral

 Question 2Non moral statements

  None of the Above

  Describe state of affairs

  assert that an action is right

  assert that an action is wrong

 Question 3A moral principle is just

  A particular non-moral statement

  A general moral statement

  A particular moral statement

  A general non-moral statemnet

 Question 4Moral reasoning mostly consists of

  Applying a general non-moral principle to a specific case

  Applying a specific case to a general non-moral principle

  Applying a general moral principle to a specific case

  Applying a specific case to a general moral principle

 Question 5One of three criteria for judging the worth of moral theories is consistency with…

  Social norms

  Considered moral judgments

  None of the Above

  Considered nonmoral judgments

 Question 6Considered moral judgments are…

  Those moral judgments that the majority of people accept

  None of the above

  Those moral judgments that we accept because of our upbringing

  Those moral judgments that we accept after we reason about them carefully

 

 

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Midterm Quiz

Question 1In PHIL 110 class, we studied that critical thinking is

  Thinking outside the box

  Passively absorbing ideas and information

  Conforming our ideas to the wishes of the group

  Thinking inside the box

 Question 2Which of the following is true of a deductively valid argument?

  All of the Above

  If the premises are true, then the conclusion must be true

  The premises may or may not be true

  The Truth of the premises guarantees the truth of the conclusion

 Question 3Which of the following is a statement?

  What day is today?

  Fayetteville is the largest city in the USA

  Quit telling lies!

  Dear God, let all my critical thinking students make an A in this class

 Question 4The part of an argument that gives us evidence or reason for accepting the conclusion is referred to as

  a premise

  a conclusion

  an explanation

  an indicator word

 Question 5The conclusion of the following argument is _______

Witches are real. They are mentioned in the Bible. There are many people today who claim to be witches. And historical records reveal there were witches in Salem.”

  They are mentioned in the bible

  And historical records reveal there were witches in Salem

  There are many people today who claim to be witches

  Witches are real

 Question 6Explanations, unlike arguments,

  always contain at least a premise and a conclusion

  All of the above

  try to prove that a statement is true

  try to show why or how something is the way it is

 

 

 

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Final Quiz

Question 1The Inference to the Best Explanation is an example of

  Neither deductive nor inductive

  Deductive argument

  Inductive argument

  Both deductive and inductive

 Question 2In the Inference to the Best Explanation, the best explanation is the one that

  is less likely to be true

  guarantees the truth of the explanation

  is extremely likely to be true

  is certainly to be true

 Question 3Considered moral judgments are…

  Those moral judgments that we accept after we reason about them carefully

  All the possible answers are correct

  Those moral judgments that we accept because of our upbringing

  Those moral judgments that the majority of people accept

 Question 4Which of the following is a moral statement?

  Handsome Paul is a good looking Professor

  Homosexuality is immoral

  Handsome Paul teaches critical thinking

  Some people are homosexual

 Question 5Which of the following is a general moral principle?

  All the possible answers are correct

  it is wrong to kill innocent people

  President Trump is accused of cheating on his wife

  Saddam Hussein killed innocent people

 Question 6For Utilitarians,

  None of the above

  The end always justifies the means

  The means always justifies the end

  We ought to follow moral rules no matter the outcome