Unit 1 - Practice Milestone
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Unit 1 – Practice Milestone
1.
Sheila had just heard about a company doing good work building houses for the homeless. She is so moved that she immediately writes them a big check. What error in critical thinking is Sheila making?
Sheila is allowing her emotions to interfere with her critical thinking.
2.
Which of the following is essential in any critical thinking task?
Questioning all assumptions
3.
Greg believes in universal health care if he doesn't have to pay for it in taxes. What type of bias is demonstrated here?
Egocentric bias
4.
Which of the following is true of the equivocation fallacy?
An argument that uses two different meanings of the same word without clarifying the difference
5.
Someone claims that essential oils cure cancer. A cancer researcher responds, "I find it hard to believe your claim. In my 30 years of experience, I haven't seen any evidence for it." What kind of fallacy is this?
This isn't a fallacious argument.
6.
Oscar had a couple of guests staying with him, one of whom was a beautiful model. After they left, he discovered that some valuables had been stolen. He decided the model must be innocent because no one that beautiful would ever steal. What type of bias is demonstrated here?
Halo effect bias
7.
Which of the following is a characteristic of ideology?
It is a key part of one’s identity.
8.
What should we do if we reach a conclusion that contradicts our previous beliefs?
Before accepting the conclusion, we should double-check that all our
information is truthful and accurate.
9.
Which of the following is an example of denying the antecedent fallacy?
If you are a professional musician, then you make money. You are not
a professional musician. Therefore, you do not make money.
10.
Marcela is writing an article on innovative pharmaceutical treatments
for human disease. She remembers hearing somewhere that Vitamins K
and B12 are suitable preventative treatments. She decided to look through
medical journals to find support for this claim. What critical thinking
practice is demonstrated here?
Marcela questioned the information for truthfulness.
11.During a high school debate, one candidate says, "My opponent doesn't even drive a car, so how can you take him seriously?" What kind of misdirection fallacy is this?
Ad hominem
12.
"A celebrity fitness expert recommended this romance novel, so it must be good." What kind of fallacy is this?
Appeal to authority.
13.
Which of the following is a characteristic of a bad faith argument?
It has a hidden agenda that is meant to disrupt good critical thinking.
14.
"You're struggling to pay off your student loans? I did that when I was your age and made less than you. Let me show you how I did it." What kind of fallacy is this?
This isn't a fallacious argument.
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