Critical Thinking - Exam Review

What is the mnemonic device we use when evaluating the reliability of evidence?

• PEMDAS

• HOYVUX

• REBAR

• RAVEN

What does the R in RAVEN stand for?

• Reputation

• Reliability

• Repeating theme

• Restating the claim

What does the A in RAVEN stand for?

• Anything Goes

• Always check for clues

• Ability to see/Access

• Anonymous Sources

What does the V in RAVEN stand for?

• Various evidence

• Vested interest

• Volume of sources

• Vices of the witnesses

What does the E in RAVEN stand for?

• Expertise

• Elevated mood

• Etropy

• Elicited response

What does the N in RAVEN stand for?

• Never trust the source

• Nothing is permanent

• Neutrality/Bias

• Number of sources

What factor(s) make a statement an argument?

• A claim and at least one reason/evidence

• More than one piece of evidence

• A claim/conclusion

• A capitalized letter and a period at the end

What are the 4 factors that affect the credibility of evidence?

• Reliability, representativeness, research & relevance

• Reliability, plausibility, corroboration & consistency

• Plausibility, relevance, representativeness & statistics

• Corroboration, plausibility, graphed evidence & relvance

What factors affect the credibility/reliability of statistical data collection?

• Sample Size

• Representativeness of the sample to the population

• Using the right data collection method

• Sampling method

• All of these

Which of the following is not a way to make a graph misleading?

• Omitting the baseline

• Cherry-Picking the Data

• Showing a wider range of dates

• Flipping conventions

• Manipulating the Y-axis