Chapters 3-5 Review

Chapters 3-5 Review

Multiple Choice

______________ refer(s) to anything that might hurt the author’s ability to be objective.

• Logical fallacies

• Bias

• Potent potables

• Illogical reasoning

Multiple Choice

To verify the results of a small sample, you can _____________.

• fact-check it against a similar piece of research.

• ask Google if it is approved by Taylor Swift.

• interview everyone involved

• do nothing. Small samples are unverifiable.

Multiple Choice

A person might have some great credentials, but in order for them to matter, _________.

• they need to agree with you.

• they need to be approved by Taylor Swift.

• they need to apply to what you’re writing about.

• they need to be illogical.

Multiple Choice

Many people might only mention part of a study that supports their claim, while ignoring

part of the study that contradicts their point. This is an example of _______.

• In-group bias

• Appeal to Authority

• Appeal to Ignorance

• confirmation bias.

Multiple Choice

News sources can end up in legal trouble if they print untruthful things. However, they often tend to include ______________.

• bias

• quizzes

• boring Power Point presentations

• ham sandwiches

Multiple Choice

___________ are peer reviewed and are usually written by experts in their field (or those studying to become one)

who have done research themselves.

• News sources

• Wikipedia articles

• Google Searches

• Scholarly articles

Multiple Choice

Critical thinkers do not _____________, even if the facts came from a trusted source.

• trust anyone

• accept facts at face value

• read the news

• listen to other people

Multiple Choice

Your first set of questions should always be ____________.

• open-ended

• yes/no questions

• easy to answer in few words

• excruciatingly personal and make the other person really uncomfortable

Multiple Choice

___________ can tie up loose ends that the open-ended questions created.

• Long, awkward pauses

• Clarifying questions

• Well-timed dad jokes

• Probing questions

Multiple Choice

We need to make sure that we ______ just as much, if not more, than we talk.

• ask questions

• check our Tiktok feed

• breathe really loudly

• listen

Multiple Choice

_________ means that you’re considering only one issue.

• Tunnel visioning

• Confirmation bias

• One-directional thinking

• Cherry-picking

Multiple Choice

For an argument to be sound, all the _______ and the ______ need to be verifiably true.

• fallacies, biases

•       premises, conclusion

• headlines, opinions

• words, commas

Multiple Choice

The conclusion is the end result. The __________ are the statements we need to back it up.

• most convincing lies

• premises

• truth

• fallacies

Multiple Choice

Evidence should all connect to the argument. In other words, it must be ______.

• logical

• false

• true

• relevant

Multiple Choice

The final thing to do is to pick apart the argument and simply aim to locate as many ______________ as you can.

• Easter eggs

• logical fallacies

• partisan talking points

• red herrings

Multiple Choice

If you expose the logical fallacies that counter your own claim and

ignore the logical fallacies in your own argument, you’re committing _____________.

• social bias

• mood bias

• a class 3 misdemeanor

• confirmation bias

Reorder

Put the steps to analyzing an argument in the correct order.

• Identify the Main Claim

• Identify the Supporting Evidence

• Evaluating the Evidence

•   Consider Counter Arguments

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