Question 1.1. (TCO 1) What makes critical thinking critical? (Points : 4)
It requires careful and deliberate work
It is an analytic process
It requires coming up with claims, true or otherwise
It is the application of common sense to complex problems
It offers guidance about critiquing thinking
Question 2.2. (TCO 1, 2, 4) What is the first order of business when it comes to thinking critically about
an issue? (Points : 4)
Formulating a proposal
Discovering whether the question is objective
Determining exactly what the issue is
Determining whether a fallacy is involved
Realizing that all claims are equally valid
Question 3.3. (TCOs 1, 2, 3) What activity is being attempted when making an argument? (Points : 4)
Arguments attempt to persuade those who listen or read them.
Arguments seek to win adherents to a position.
Arguments seek to refute the positions of other people.
Arguments attempt to support or prove conclusions.
Arguments attempt to explain difficult concepts.
Question 4.4. (TCOs 2, 3) For inductive arguments, how do we measure their quality as stronger or
weaker? (Points : 4)
Based on how much support their premises provide for the conclusion
Based on requiring little translation into syllogistic form
Based on their appearing in a standard form
Based on the clear definition of critical words
Based on the syllogism that can be formed from them
Question 5.5. (TCO 1, 2) The mode of persuasion that Aristotle defined as pathos refers to arguments
, based on what? (Points : 4)
Whether a decision is ethical
Being alert to influences in one’s thinking
The speaker’s personal attributes
The audience’s emotions
Using information and reasoning
Question 6.6. (TCO 6) What is a likely reason for having trouble identifying a conclusion in what you
hear or read? (Points : 4)
There are too many rhetorical claims
There is not enough background information
The premise introduces a consideration that runs counter to common sense
The conventions of argument are not being followed
It could be that the passage is not an argument at all
Question 7.7. (TCOs 6, 7, 8, 9) Which of the five items below is usually NOT a part of a good
argumentative essay?
(Points : 4)
A statement of one's position on the issue
Arguments that support one's position on the issue
Rebuttals of arguments that support contrary positions on the issue
An author's claim to speak with respected expertise based on qualifications or experience
A statement of the issue
Question 8.8. (TCOs 6, 8, 9) What is grouping ambiguity? (Points : 4)
When one arbitrarily classifies people as a group for unclear purposes
When people share an affinity that is not obvious
When it is not clear whether a word is being used to refer to a group or to the individuals within
a group
When an author or speaker seeks a group to blame as a scapegoat
When labeling classifications of people with epithets
Question 9.9. (TCOs 2, 6, 7, 8) Which of the following would suggest a lack of credibility in a
claim? (Points : 4)
It requires careful and deliberate work
It is an analytic process
It requires coming up with claims, true or otherwise
It is the application of common sense to complex problems
It offers guidance about critiquing thinking
Question 2.2. (TCO 1, 2, 4) What is the first order of business when it comes to thinking critically about
an issue? (Points : 4)
Formulating a proposal
Discovering whether the question is objective
Determining exactly what the issue is
Determining whether a fallacy is involved
Realizing that all claims are equally valid
Question 3.3. (TCOs 1, 2, 3) What activity is being attempted when making an argument? (Points : 4)
Arguments attempt to persuade those who listen or read them.
Arguments seek to win adherents to a position.
Arguments seek to refute the positions of other people.
Arguments attempt to support or prove conclusions.
Arguments attempt to explain difficult concepts.
Question 4.4. (TCOs 2, 3) For inductive arguments, how do we measure their quality as stronger or
weaker? (Points : 4)
Based on how much support their premises provide for the conclusion
Based on requiring little translation into syllogistic form
Based on their appearing in a standard form
Based on the clear definition of critical words
Based on the syllogism that can be formed from them
Question 5.5. (TCO 1, 2) The mode of persuasion that Aristotle defined as pathos refers to arguments
, based on what? (Points : 4)
Whether a decision is ethical
Being alert to influences in one’s thinking
The speaker’s personal attributes
The audience’s emotions
Using information and reasoning
Question 6.6. (TCO 6) What is a likely reason for having trouble identifying a conclusion in what you
hear or read? (Points : 4)
There are too many rhetorical claims
There is not enough background information
The premise introduces a consideration that runs counter to common sense
The conventions of argument are not being followed
It could be that the passage is not an argument at all
Question 7.7. (TCOs 6, 7, 8, 9) Which of the five items below is usually NOT a part of a good
argumentative essay?
(Points : 4)
A statement of one's position on the issue
Arguments that support one's position on the issue
Rebuttals of arguments that support contrary positions on the issue
An author's claim to speak with respected expertise based on qualifications or experience
A statement of the issue
Question 8.8. (TCOs 6, 8, 9) What is grouping ambiguity? (Points : 4)
When one arbitrarily classifies people as a group for unclear purposes
When people share an affinity that is not obvious
When it is not clear whether a word is being used to refer to a group or to the individuals within
a group
When an author or speaker seeks a group to blame as a scapegoat
When labeling classifications of people with epithets
Question 9.9. (TCOs 2, 6, 7, 8) Which of the following would suggest a lack of credibility in a
claim? (Points : 4)
