8/2/2020 Exam 1 on Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4: PHILOS 006 : Logic In Practice - Mather N. - SUMMER 2020 - SECTION# 10708
Exam 1 on Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4
Due No due date Points 50 Questions 50 Time Limit None
Attempt History
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LATEST Attempt 1 116 minutes 45 out of 50
Score for this quiz: 45 out of 50
Submitted Aug 1 at 4:21pm
This attempt took 116 minutes.
Question 1 pts
The word critical in “critical thinking” refers to:
Correct! using careful judgment or judicious evaluation.
a fault-finding attitude.
attempts to win an argument.
a lack of respect for other people.
Question 2 pts
A fundamental concern of critical thinking is:
your honesty or dishonesty.
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the cause of your beliefs.
what you think, not how you think.
Correct!
the quality of your beliefs.
Question 3 pts
An assertion that something is or is not the case is known as a(n):
predicate.
premise.
argument.
Correct!
statement.
Question 4 pts
A group of statements in which some of them (the premises) are intended
to support another of them (the conclusion) is known as a(n):
report
claim
Correct!
argument
reason
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Question 5 pts
Probably the best advice for anyone trying to uncover or dissect
arguments is:
ou Answered find the premises first.
paraphrase the argument.
determine the truth of premises.
orrect Answer find the conclusion first.
Question 6 pts
According to the text, if you passively accept beliefs that have been
handed to you by your culture, then those beliefs are:
worthy of acceptance.
Correct! not really yours.
critically examined.
worthy of rejection.
Question 7 pts
When you show why or how something is the way it is, you are:
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Exam 1 on Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4
Due No due date Points 50 Questions 50 Time Limit None
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 116 minutes 45 out of 50
Score for this quiz: 45 out of 50
Submitted Aug 1 at 4:21pm
This attempt took 116 minutes.
Question 1 pts
The word critical in “critical thinking” refers to:
Correct! using careful judgment or judicious evaluation.
a fault-finding attitude.
attempts to win an argument.
a lack of respect for other people.
Question 2 pts
A fundamental concern of critical thinking is:
your honesty or dishonesty.
https://ilearn.laccd.edu/courses/109657/quizzes/664857 1/25
,8/2/2020 Exam 1 on Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4: PHILOS 006 : Logic In Practice - Mather N. - SUMMER 2020 - SECTION# 10708
the cause of your beliefs.
what you think, not how you think.
Correct!
the quality of your beliefs.
Question 3 pts
An assertion that something is or is not the case is known as a(n):
predicate.
premise.
argument.
Correct!
statement.
Question 4 pts
A group of statements in which some of them (the premises) are intended
to support another of them (the conclusion) is known as a(n):
report
claim
Correct!
argument
reason
https://ilearn.laccd.edu/courses/109657/quizzes/664857 2/25
, 8/2/2020 Exam 1 on Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4: PHILOS 006 : Logic In Practice - Mather N. - SUMMER 2020 - SECTION# 10708
Question 5 pts
Probably the best advice for anyone trying to uncover or dissect
arguments is:
ou Answered find the premises first.
paraphrase the argument.
determine the truth of premises.
orrect Answer find the conclusion first.
Question 6 pts
According to the text, if you passively accept beliefs that have been
handed to you by your culture, then those beliefs are:
worthy of acceptance.
Correct! not really yours.
critically examined.
worthy of rejection.
Question 7 pts
When you show why or how something is the way it is, you are:
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