Objective Assessment
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Critical Thinking Reason and Evidence
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D265 OA EXAM SET 1 ............................................2
D265 OA EXAM SET 2 ..........................................21
D265 OA EXAM SET 1
If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on
time. How many times have we heard the manager complain about
tardiness? Nobody likes a 7 a.m. start time, but it was in the job
description. We should remind the new employee how important this
is.
Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above
paragraph?
- The new employee wants to succeed.
- How many times have we heard the manager complain about
tardiness?
- The employees look out for each other.
- If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on
time.
The new employee wants to succeed.
The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively
affects many of us. Many people are unsure exactly how their health
insurance coverage works and are not sure where they can go to get
care. What can be done to improve this? If changes are not made
soon, the problem will only get worse.
Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above
,paragraph?
- Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
- The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this
negatively affects many of us.
- What can be done to improve this?
- Many people are unsure exactly how their health insurance coverage
works and are not sure where they can go to get care.
Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
Bad inferential structure
Every argument with the same structure as this argument is bad (invalid or
weak). The premises do not, in fact, demonstrate or maybe even support
the conclusion. In other words, we can accept the premises as true without
being compelled to accept the conclusion. There is something wrong with
this argument's general structure.
False premise
This particular argument has a premise/assumption that is false. There is
something wrong with this argument's particular content.
Conclusion Indicators
Therefore, so, it follows that, hence, thus, entails that, we may conclude
that, implies that, wherefore, as a result
Premise Indicators
Because, for, given that, in that, as, since, as indicated by
, "Since we cannot go out until the restaurant opens, and given that we
are trying to save money, we should just hang out here until closer to
dinner."
Which statements are the premises of the following argument?
Choose 2 answers.
- We cannot go out until the restaurant opens.
- We are trying to save money.
- We should just hang out here until closer to dinner.
- We can have a good time without spending money.
- We cannot go out until the restaurant opens.
- We are trying to save money.
Most students in the class scored less than 70% on the exam. This
means that the exam was too difficult to accurately assess student
learning. Therefore, as exams are supposed to accurately assess
student learning, the exam must be revised and readministered.
Which statement is the conclusion of the above argument?
- The exam must be revised and readministered.
- Some students in the class scored higher than 70% on the exam.
- Exams are supposed to accurately assess student learning.
- Most students in the class scored less than 70% on the exam.
The exam must be revised and readministered.
Which sentences are arguments? Choose 2 answers.
- We know the student cheated on the exam because the instructor
caught the student stealing glances at their neighbor's test.
- The student only cheated on the exam because their financial aid