Quiz on Universal Intellectual Standards

Clarity question

• Could you give me an example?

• How does that bear on the question?

• Does all of this make sense together?

• How could we check on that?

Which standard: How could we check on that?

• Accuracy

• Depth

• Significance

• Precision

• Breadth

Precision Question

• Could you be more specific?

• How does that relate to the problem?

• What factors make this difficult?

• Do we need to look at this from another perspective?

Which standard: How does that relate to the problem?

• Relevance

• Precision

• Accuracy

• Clarity

• Fairness

Depth question

• What are some of the complexities of this question?

• Does your previous statement fit in with your last one?

• Is this the central idea to focus on?

• Is my purpose fair given the situation?

Which standard: Do we need to look at this in other ways?

• Breadth

• Accuracy

• Logic

• Precision

• Significance

Logic question

• Does all this make sense together?

• How could we check on that?

• Could you give more details?

• What are some of the difficulties we need to deal with?

Which standard: Is this the most important problem to consider?

• Significance

• Fairness

• Clarity

• Accuracy

• Precision

Fairness question

• Am I taking into account the thinking of others?

• How does that help us with the issue?

• Does what you say follow from the evidence?

• Which of these facts are most important?

Who identified nine essential universal intellectual standards needed for critical thinking?

• Linda Elder

• Richard Paul

• Socrates

• John Dewey

• Diana Hess