GEN 499 critical thinking quiz.
GEN 499 critical thinking quiz.
Score for this quiz: 25 out of 25
Question 1
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<11{1[4(23)23]}> People have claimed that Jamie’s paintings have given them the blues. Clearly
this cannot be entirely correct, since many of Jamie’s paintings contain no blue at all.
The argument above is flawed because the author:
is not a noted painting expert.
relies on contradictory facts.
Correct!
misinterprets a key term.
provides no evidence.
Question 2
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<21{1[1(13)13]}> A recent study of 100 employees from six departments of a major corporation
found 65% to be sleep deprived. The researchers concluded that the majority of corporate
employees are sleep deprived.
The researcher’s conclusion is suspect because it:
Correct!
relies on a sample that is too small to represent the entire corporate workforce.
fails to describe the effects the sleep deprivation has.
, GEN 499 critical thinking quiz.
is based on evidence that is statistically impossible.
assumes that corporate employees are more sleep deprived than other people.
Question 3
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<11{1[1(19)19]}> All sages provide both wisdom and inspiration. Since Dasha’s speech
contained wisdom and greatly inspired her audience, Dasha is a sage.
Which one of the following points out the flaw in the argument above?
Just because Dasha is a sage doesn’t mean that she is always wise and inspirational.
Just because Dasha’s speech provided wisdom and inspiration doesn’t mean that it provided
more wisdom than inspiration.
Correct!
Just because Dasha satisfied two requirements of being a sage doesn’t necessarily mean that she
satisfies all the requirements of being a sage.
Just because Dasha provided wisdom and inspiration in a speech doesn’t mean that all sages use
speeches to provide wisdom and inspiration.
Question 4
pts
<21{1[2(24)24]}> The average height of members of the high school basketball team is six feet,
three inches. Jerry is on the high school basketball team, so Jerry must be taller than six feet.
The argument above is flawed because it confuses
Correct!
GEN 499 critical thinking quiz.
Score for this quiz: 25 out of 25
Question 1
pts
<11{1[4(23)23]}> People have claimed that Jamie’s paintings have given them the blues. Clearly
this cannot be entirely correct, since many of Jamie’s paintings contain no blue at all.
The argument above is flawed because the author:
is not a noted painting expert.
relies on contradictory facts.
Correct!
misinterprets a key term.
provides no evidence.
Question 2
pts
<21{1[1(13)13]}> A recent study of 100 employees from six departments of a major corporation
found 65% to be sleep deprived. The researchers concluded that the majority of corporate
employees are sleep deprived.
The researcher’s conclusion is suspect because it:
Correct!
relies on a sample that is too small to represent the entire corporate workforce.
fails to describe the effects the sleep deprivation has.
, GEN 499 critical thinking quiz.
is based on evidence that is statistically impossible.
assumes that corporate employees are more sleep deprived than other people.
Question 3
pts
<11{1[1(19)19]}> All sages provide both wisdom and inspiration. Since Dasha’s speech
contained wisdom and greatly inspired her audience, Dasha is a sage.
Which one of the following points out the flaw in the argument above?
Just because Dasha is a sage doesn’t mean that she is always wise and inspirational.
Just because Dasha’s speech provided wisdom and inspiration doesn’t mean that it provided
more wisdom than inspiration.
Correct!
Just because Dasha satisfied two requirements of being a sage doesn’t necessarily mean that she
satisfies all the requirements of being a sage.
Just because Dasha provided wisdom and inspiration in a speech doesn’t mean that all sages use
speeches to provide wisdom and inspiration.
Question 4
pts
<21{1[2(24)24]}> The average height of members of the high school basketball team is six feet,
three inches. Jerry is on the high school basketball team, so Jerry must be taller than six feet.
The argument above is flawed because it confuses
Correct!
