Hum115: Critical Thinking exam well updated with
questions and correct answers
infer / inference - CORRECT ANSWER Reasoning from known facts or evidence
Ex: dad's car is not home so I infer that he is not home
Logic - CORRECT ANSWER Correct reasoning
Ex: everyone is going to die
Proof - CORRECT ANSWER Evidence or reasoning so strong or certain to secure
truthful conclusion
Ex: rain from the sky is wet
Purpose - CORRECT ANSWER objective, aim, goal, end of view
Ex: student goes to class to pass the course
Relevance - CORRECT ANSWER Direct relation to matter or question at hand
Ex: the clothes I wear and the weather
Sociocentricity - CORRECT ANSWER Belief in superiority of one's group or culture
Ex: any religion
Socratic Critical Thinker - CORRECT ANSWER Skills that develop and foster fair-
minded reasoning
ex: A nurse that makes an ethical choice with a patient
Socratic Questioning - CORRECT ANSWER Questioning that promotes deep reasoning
ex: questioning a murder suspect to find the root of truth
Vested Interest - CORRECT ANSWER Promoting personal advantage
ex: weightlifting
Worldview - CORRECT ANSWER Ways to interpret the world
Ex: religious
Intellectual Standards - CORRECT ANSWER Clarity, Accuracy, Precision, Relevance,
Dept, Breadth Logicalness, significant, Fairness
questions and correct answers
infer / inference - CORRECT ANSWER Reasoning from known facts or evidence
Ex: dad's car is not home so I infer that he is not home
Logic - CORRECT ANSWER Correct reasoning
Ex: everyone is going to die
Proof - CORRECT ANSWER Evidence or reasoning so strong or certain to secure
truthful conclusion
Ex: rain from the sky is wet
Purpose - CORRECT ANSWER objective, aim, goal, end of view
Ex: student goes to class to pass the course
Relevance - CORRECT ANSWER Direct relation to matter or question at hand
Ex: the clothes I wear and the weather
Sociocentricity - CORRECT ANSWER Belief in superiority of one's group or culture
Ex: any religion
Socratic Critical Thinker - CORRECT ANSWER Skills that develop and foster fair-
minded reasoning
ex: A nurse that makes an ethical choice with a patient
Socratic Questioning - CORRECT ANSWER Questioning that promotes deep reasoning
ex: questioning a murder suspect to find the root of truth
Vested Interest - CORRECT ANSWER Promoting personal advantage
ex: weightlifting
Worldview - CORRECT ANSWER Ways to interpret the world
Ex: religious
Intellectual Standards - CORRECT ANSWER Clarity, Accuracy, Precision, Relevance,
Dept, Breadth Logicalness, significant, Fairness
