WGU C168 Critical Thinking and Logic Final Exam Update 2024/2025

Which of the following statements is false? a. Critical thinking skills are never used selfishly. b. Strong-sense critical thinking implies higher-order thinking. c. Weak-sense thinkers ignore the flaws in their thinking. d. Strong-sense critical thinkers will listen to opposing arguments. - a. Critical thinking skills are never used selfishly. Critical thinking skills can just as easily be selfish as fair-minded. Fair-minded people feel no responsibility to represent viewpoints with which they disagree fairly and accurately. True or false? - False Intellectually unfair people feel no responsibility to represent viewpoints with which they disagree fairly and accurately. Intellectual humility is a character trait of critical thinkers. True or false? - True Correct. Critical thinkers are intellectually humble, meaning they are conscious of the limitations of their own knowledge and understanding. Asking the question, "Did I try to impose my will on others?" is part of which tactic to improve critical thinking? a. Internalize intellectual standards b. Get in touch with your emotions c. Deal with your ego d. Analyze group influences on your life - c. Deal with your ego It is an example of dealing with your ego. Looking at the way your behavior is shaped by others is part of which tactic to improve critical thinking? a. Internalize intellectual standards b. Get in touch with your emotions c. Deal with your ego d. Analyze group influences on your life - d. Analyze group influences on your life An argument that lacks specifics violates which of the following universal intellectual standards? a. Relevance b. Precision c. Logic d. Fairness - b. Precision The lack of specificity violates the standard of precision. Wanting allocates energy into action. True or false? - True Wanting continually tells us what is (or is not) worth seeking or getting. Thinking, feeling, and wanting are unrelated processes in the mind. True or false? - False Thinking, feeling, and wanting interrelate closely and dynamically with one another. Which of the following statements best defines critical thinking? a thinking about thinking in order to make thinking better b thinking about critical theory c critiquing others' arguments d playing "devil's advocate" - a thinking about thinking in order to make thinking better Critical thinking involves thinking about thinking while thinking in order to make thinking better.